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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
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To whom?
To God; and that is the fourth circumstance. To whom should he offer this sacrifice of expiation, but to him that was offended? and that is God. Against othee, thee only have I sinned; and done this evil in thy sight. pFather I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight. All sins are committed against him: his justice is displeased, and must be satisfied. To God: for God is angry, with what, and whom? with sin and us, and us for sin. In his just anger he must smite; but whom? ⟨p. 176⟩In Christ was no sin. Now shall God do like Annas or Ananias. qIf I have spoken evil, saith Christ, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me? So Paul to Ananias rGod will smite thee thou whited wall: for Sittest thou to Judge me after the Law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the Law? So Abraham pleads to God sshall not the Judge of all the earth do right? Especially right to his Son? and to that Son which glorified him on earth, and whom he hath now glorified in heaven? We must fetch the answer from Daniels Prophecy tThe Messiah shall he cut off, but not for himself. Not for himself? For whom then? For solution hereof we must steppe to the first point; and there we shall find.