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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
LOVES COPY OR The best Precedent of Charity. › UsLOVES COPIE OR The best Precedent of Charitie. › Vs
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.
Is the word of Misery: Us he loved, that were so wretched. The word is indefinite; Us, all us. Us be we never so unworthy: All us, be we never so many.
Is the word of Miserie: Vs hee loued, that were so wretched. The word is indefinite; Us, all vs. Vs be wee neuer so vnworthy: All vs, be wee neuer so many.
1. Us that were unworthy of his love, from whom he expected no correspondence. That he loved the blessed Angels was no wonder, because they with winged obedience execute his hests nand do his word. ⟨p. 158⟩Yea that he loved his very reason-less and insensible creatures, is not strange: for ofire and hail, snow and vapour, stormy wind and tempest fulfil his word. But to love us, that were weak, ungodly, sinners, enemies. Rom. 5 weak, no strength to deserve: ungodly, no piety to procure: sinners, no righteousness to satisfy: enemies, no peace to atone: for we hated him, and all his pye shall be hated of all men for my names sake. To love such us, was an unexpectable, a most merciful Love. He that wanted nothing, loved us, that had nothing. Immortal eternity loved mortal dust and ashes. O if a man had Ora mille fluentia melle, yea the tongues of Angels, he could not sufficiently express this love. qSo God loved the world: Mundum immundum, the unclean world; that not only not rreceived him; but even crucified and killed him.