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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
A CRUCIFIX OR A Sermon upon the Passion. › Who.A CRVCIFIXE OR A Sermon vpon the Passion. › Who.
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The Person that gives is Christ: the quality of his person doth highly commend his exceeding love to us. We will ascend to this consideration by 4. stairs or degrees and descend by 4. other. Both in going up, and coming down, we shall perceive the admirable love of the giver. Ascendently.
The Person that giues is Christ: the qualitie of his person doth highly commend his exeeding loue to vs. We will ascend to this consideration by 4. staires or degrees and descend by 4. other. Both in going vp, and comming downe, we shall perceiue the admirable loue of the giuer. Ascendently.
1. We will consider him Hominem; a man. aBehold the man, saith Pilate. We may tarry and wonder at his lowest degree; that a man should give himself for man. bFor scarcely for a righteous man will one die. But this man gave himself for unrighteous man to die; not an ordinary, but a grievous death, exposing himself to the wrath of God, to the tyranny of men and Devils. It would pity our hearts to see a poor dumb beast so terrified, how much more Hominem, a man, the Image of God!
1. We will consider him Hominem; a man. a