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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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2 The second degree gives him hominem innocentem, an Innocent man. Pilate could say. cI have found no fault in this man. No nor yet Herod. No nor the Devil, who would have been right glad of such an advantage. So Pilates Wife sent her husband word. dHave thou nothing to do with that just man. So the Person is not only a man, but a just man, that gave himself to endure such horrors for us. If we pity the death of malefactors, how should our compassion be to one Innocent!
2 The second degree giues him hominem innocentem, an Innocent man. Pilate could say. cI haue found no fault in this man. No nor yet Herod. No nor the Devill, who would haue beene right glad of such an advantage. So Pilates Wife sent her husband word. dHaue thou nothing to do with that iust man. So the Person is not onely a man, but a iust man, that gaue himselfe to endure such horrors for vs. If wee pittie the death of malefactors, how should our compassion be to one Innocent!
3. In the third degree, he is not only Homo, a man; and Justus homo, a good man; but also Magnus homo a great man: royally descended from the ancient Patriarchs and Kings of Judah. Pilate had so written his Title, and he would answer▪ not alter it; Quod scripsi, scripsi. And what was that?