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The happiness of the church, or, A description of those spiritual prerogatives wherewith Christ…The happines of the church, or, A description of those spirituall prerogatiues vvherewith Christ…
The happiness of the church, or, A description of those spiritual prerogatives wherewith Christ hath endowed her considered in some contemplations upon part of the 12. chapter of the Hebrews : together with certain other meditations and discourses upon other portions of Holy Scriptures, the titles whereof immediately precede the book : being the sum of diverse sermons preached in S. Gregory's London / by Thomas Adams ...The happines of the church, or, A description of those spirituall prerogatiues vvherewith Christ hath endowed her considered in some contemplations vpon part of the 12. chapter of the Hebrewes : together with certain other meditations and discourses vpon other portions of Holy Scriptures, the titles wherof immediately precede the booke : being the summe of diuerse sermons preached in S. Gregories London / by Thomas Adams ...
London: printed by G.P. for John Grismand, 1619London: printed by G.P. for Iohn Grismand, 1619
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2. This Sicut Defines.
What our Love should be; As Christ was to us. Now his love to us had an infinite extension; and is past the skill of men or Angels to describe. Yet because this is the perfect Copy of our imitation; and the infallible Rule whereby we must square our Charity; I must according to my shallow power wade a little into this infinite and boundless Sea. I will only note four sweet streams of life in his Love. It was | Holy | Sine | Merits. Hearty | Mode. Kind | Despect•. Constant | Defect•.
What our Loue should be; As Christ was to vs. Now his loue to vs had an infinite extention; and is past the skill of men or Angels to describe. Yet because this is the perfect Copy of our imitation; and the infallible Rule whereby we must square our Charitie; I must according to my shallow power wade a litle into this infinite and boundles Sea. I will onely note foure sweete streames of life in his Loue. It was | Holy | Sine | Merits. Hearty | Mode. Kind | Despect•. Constant | Defect•.