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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. To save us. This was his purpose & performance•l he did, all he suffered, was to redeem us. fBy his stripes we are healed: by his Sweat we refreshed: by his sorrows we rejoiced: by his death we saved. For even that day, which was to him Dies Luctus, the heaviest day that ever man bore; was to us Diessalutis, gthe accepted time, the day of salvation. The day was evil in respect of our sins & his sufferings: but eventually in regard of what he payed, and what he purchased; a good day, the best day; a day of joy and Jubilation.
1. To saue vs. This was his purpose & performance•l he did, all he suffered, was to redeeme vs. fBy his stripes we are healed: by his Sweat we refreshed: by his sorrows we reioyced: by his death wee saued. For euen that day, which was to him Dies Luctus, the heauiest day that euer man bore; was to vs Diessalutis, gthe accepted time, the day of saluation. The day was euill in respect of our sinnes & his sufferings: but eventually in regard of what he payed, and what he purchased; a good day, the best day; a day of ioy and Iubilation.
But if this Salvation be wrought for us, it must be applied to us; yea to every one of us. For that some receive more profit by his passion then others, is not his fault that did undergo […], but theirs that do not undertake it; to apply it to their own coscience But we must not only believe this Text in gross; but let every one take a handful out of this sheaf, & put it into his own bosom. So rning this Fr us into For me. As Paul.