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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The general assembly: this is the property of the Church; General. It is Catholic in three respects; of ⟨p. 57⟩Time, of Persons, of Place. 1. Of Time, because the Church had a being in all ages, ever since the Promise was given to our first Parents in Paradise. If there had been a time when no Church had been on earth, the world should have then perished: for it stands for the Elects sake. 2. Of persons; for it consists of all degrees and sorts of men; rich and poor, Princes and subjects, bond and free. There is no order nor state excluded, if they exclude not themselves. sChrist is the Propitiation for our sins. He may be so indeed for the sins of John, and the Disciples, but how appears it for mine? yes; tnot for our sins only, but for the sins of the whole world; every condition of believers. 3. Of Place, it is gathered from all parts of the earth; especially under the new Testament. uWheresoever this Gospel shall be preached in the whole world. When Christ gave his Apostles their Commission, he gave also the whole world for their Parish. Go teach all nations, and baptize, &c.4
The generall assembly: this is the property of the Church; Generall. It is Catholike in three respects; of ⟨p. 57⟩Time, of Persons, of Place. 1. Of Time, because the Church had a beeing in all ages, euer since the Promise was giuen to our first Parents in Paradise. If there had beene a time when no Church had beene on earth, the world should haue then perished: for it stands for the Elects sake. 2. Of persons; for it consists of all degrees and sorts of men; rich and poore, Princes and subiects, bond and free. There is no order nor state excluded, if they exclude not themselues. sChrist is the Propitiation for our sinnes. He may be so indeed for the sinnes of Iohn, and the Disciples, but how appeares it for mine? yes;