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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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4. This is enough, but this is not all: there is yet a higher degree in this Ascent: we are not come to our full Quantus. It is this; he was Plus quam homo, more then man: not only maximus hominum, but mator hominibus; the greatest of men, yea greater then all men. Not mere filius hominis, but verè filius Dei: he was more then the Son of man, even the Son of God. As the Centurion acknowledged fTruly this man was the Son of God. Here be all the four stairs upwards; a Man, a Harmless man a Princely man; and yet more then man, even God himself. Solomon was a great king; but here is a Greater then Solomon. Salomon was Christus Domini; but here is Christus Dominus: he was the anointed of the Lord; but this is the Lord himself anointed. And here all tongues grow dumb; & admiratio sealeth up every lip. This is a depth beyond sounding. You may perhaps drowsily hear this and coldly be affected with it; but let me say, Principalities and Powers, Angels and Seraphims stood amazed at it.
4. This is enough, but this is not all: there is yet a higher degree in this Ascent: we are not come to our full Quantus. It is this; he was Plus quam homo, more then man: not onely maximus hominum, but mator hominibus; the greatest of men, yea greater then all men. Not mere filius hominis, but verè filius Dei: he was more then the Sonne of man, euen the Sonne of God. As the Centurion acknowledged fTruely this man was the Sonne of God. Here be all the foure staires vpwardes; a Man, a Harmeles man a Princely man; and yet more then man, euen God himselfe. Salomon was a great king; but here is a Greater then Salomon. Salomon was Christus Domini; but here is Christus Dominus: he was the annointed of the Lord; but this is the Lord himself annointed. And here all tongues grow dumbe; & admiratio sealeth vp euery lippe. This is a depth beyond sounding. You may perhaps drowsily heare this and coldly be affected with it; but let me say, Principalities and Powers, Angels and Seraphins stood amazed at it.