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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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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 F•r us into For me. As Paul. Gal. 2. hI live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, & gave himself for me. Blessed faith, that into the plural Us puts in the singular soul. Me. See dedit pro me. Every one is a rebel, guilty & convicted by the supreme Law; death waits to arrest us, and damnation to receive us. What ⟨p. 179⟩should we do but pray, beseech, cry, weep, till we can get our pardon sealed in the blood of Jesus Christ: and every one find a sure testimony in his own soul, that Christ gave himself for me.
But if this Saluation be wrought for vs, it must be applied to vs; yea to euery one of vs. For that some receiue more profite▪ by his passion then others, is not his fault▪ that did vndergoe 〈…〉, but theirs that doe not vndertake it; to apply it to their own coscience• But we must not only beleeue this Text in grosse; but let euery one take a handf•ll out of this sheafe, & put it into his own bosome. So •rning this F•r vs into For me. As Paul. Gal. 2. h