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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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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? eJesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews. Now as is the Person, so is the Passion: the more noble the giver, the more excellent the gift. That so high a King would suffer such ⟨p. 164⟩contempt and obloquy to be cast upon him; when the least part of his disgrace had been too much for a man of mean condition! That a Man, a Good man, a Great man bore such calumny, such calamity for our sakes; here was an unmatchable, an unspeakable love.
3. In the third degree, he is not onely Homo, a man; and Iustus homo, a good man; but also Magnus homo a great man: royally descended from the auntient Patriarches and Kinges of Iudah. Pilate had so written his Title, and he would answere▪ not alter it; Quod scripsi, scripsi. And what was that? eIesus of Nazereth, the King of the Iewes. Now as is the Person, so is the Passion: the more noble the giuer, the more excellent the gift. That so high a King would suffer such ⟨p. 164⟩contempt and obloquie to be cast vpon him; when the least part of his disgrace had beene too much for a man of meane condition! That a Man, a Good man, a Great man bore such calumnie, such calamitie for our sakes; here was an vnmatchable, an vnspeakable loue.