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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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For us. He took upon him our person, he became surety for us. And lo, now the course of Justice may proceed against him. He that will become a Surety, and take on him the debt, must be content to pay it. Hence that innocent Lamb must be made a Sacrifice: and uhe, that know no […] in himself, must be made sin for us; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. Seven times in three verses doth the Prophet Isaiah 2inculcate this. We, Our, us. We were all sick, grievously sick; every sin was a mortal disease. Quot Vitia, tot febres. He healeth our infirmities, saith the Prophet: 3he was our Physician; a great Physician. Magnus Venit medicus, quia magnus jacebat agrotus. The whole world was sick to death, & therefore needed a powerful Physician. So was he; and took a strange course for our Cure. Which was not by giving us physic, but by taking our Physic for us. Other patients drink the prescribed potion; but our Physician drunk the potion himself, and so recovered us.
For vs. He tooke vpon himour person, he became suretie for vs. And loe, now the course of Iustice may proceed against him. He that will become a Suertie, and take on him the debt, must be content to pay it. Hence that innocent Lambe must be made a Sacrifice: and uhe, that know no 〈…〉 in himselfe, must be made sin for vs; that we might be made the righteousnes of God in him. Seauen times in three verses doth the Prophet Esay 2inculcate this. We, Our, vs. Wee were all sicke, greeuously sicke; euerie sinne was a mortall disease. Quot Vitia, tot febres. He healeth our infirmities, sayth the Prophet: 3he was our Phisician; a great Physician. Magnus Venit medicus, quia magnus iacebat agrotus. The whole world was sicke to death, & therfore needed a powerfull Physician. So was he; and tooke a strange course for our Cure. Which was not by giuing vs physicke, but by taking our Physicke for vs. Other patients drink the prescribed potion; but our Physician drunke the potion himselfe, and so recouered vs.