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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. › WhatA CRVCIFIXE OR A Sermon vpon the Passion. › What
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The loss of his life was necessary, yet was it also voluntary. Quod amittitur necessarium est, quod emittitur voluntarium. Therefore he gave up the Ghost. In spite of all the world he might have kept his soul within 1his body; he would not. The world should have bin burnt to cinders, and all creatures on earth resolved to their original dust; before he could have been enforced. Man could not take away his Spirit, therefore he gave it. Otherwise if his Passion had been only Operis, and not voluntatis; material and not formal; it could not have been meritorious, or afforded satisfaction for us. For that is only done well, that is ⟨p. 169⟩done of our will.
The losse of his life was necessary, yet was it also voluntary. Quod amittitur necessarium est, quod emittitur voluntarium. Therefore he gaue vp the Ghost. In spight of all the world hee might haue kept his soule within 1his bodie; he would not. The world should haue bin burnt to cinders, and all creatures on earth resolued to their originall dust; before he could haue beene enforced. Man could not take away his Spirit, therefore he gaue it. Otherwise if his Passion had beene onely Operis, and not voluntatis; materiall and not formall; it could not haue beene meritorious, or afforded satisfaction for vs. For that is onely done well, that is ⟨p. 169⟩done of our will.
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But it is objected out of Hebr. 5. that he offered up prayers and supplications, with strong crying and tears, unto