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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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3. This Sicut Refines
Our love; Walk in love, as Christ loved us. Where As is not only similitudinary, but causal. Love because Christ loved us: for this cause, as after this manner. Which serves to putrefy our love, to purge it from 1corruption, and to make it perfect. Dilectio Dei nosfacit & diligibiles & diligentes: both such as God can love, and such as can love God. For it is the love of Christ to us, that works a love to Christ in us. A man will ever love that medicine, that hath freed him from some desperate disease. Christs Love hath healed us of all our sores and sins: let us honour and love this medicine, compounded of so precious simples, water and blood. And let us not only affectionately embrace it our selves, but let us invite others to it iCome and hearken all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
Our loue; Walke in loue, as Christ loued vs. Where As is not onely similitudinary, but causall. Loue because Christ loued vs: for this cause, as after this maner. Which serues to putrifie our loue, to purge it from 1corruption, and to make it perfect. Dilectio Dei nosfacit & diligibiles & diligentes: both such as God can loue, and such as can loue God. For it is the loue of Christ to vs, that works a loue to Christ in vs. A man will euer loue that medicine, that hath freed him from some desperate disease. Christs Loue hath healed vs of all our sores and sinnes: let vs honour and loue this medicine, compounded of so precious simples, water and bloud. And let vs not onely affectionately embrace it our selues, but let vs inuite others to it