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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.
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I have been so punctual in this word of Quality, ⟨p. 157⟩that I can but mention the rest. The word of Majesty is Christ; who being almighty God, coequal and coeternal with the Father and the Spirit; took on him our nature: and was factus homo, ut pro homine pacaret Deum. God was made man, that for man he might appease God. Thus did so great a majesty stoop low for our love; Non exuendo quod habuit, sed induendo quod non habuit: not by loosing what he had, but by accepting what he had not; our miserable nature. kIpse dilexit nos & Tantus & tantum, & gratis tantillos & tales. He that was so great loved so greatly, us that were so poor and unworthy freely.
I haue beene so punctuall in this word of Qualitie, ⟨p. 157⟩that I can but mention the rest. The word of Maiestie is Christ; who being almightie God, coequall and coeternall with the Father and the Spirit; tooke on him our nature: and was factus homo, vt pro homine pacaret Deum. God was made man, that for man he might appease God. Thus did so great a maiestie stoupe low for our loue; Non exuendo quod habuit, sed induendo quod non habuit: not by loosing what he had, but by accepting what he had not; our miserable nature. kIpse dilexit nos & Tantus & tantum, & gratis tantillos & tales. Hee that was so great loued so greatly, vs that were so poore and vnworthy freely.
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