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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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3. In all Sense•. For his taste, lo it is •icted with gall & vinegar; a bitter draught for a dying man. His touch felt more; the nails driven into his hands and feet: and in those places wounded lies the greatest pain, being the most sinewy parts of the body. His Ears are full of the blasphemous contumelies, which the savage multitude belched out against him. Not him, but Barabbas, they cry to Pilate; preferring a murderer before a Saviour. Will you read the speeches obiectuall to his hearing! See Math. 27. ver. 29. 39. 42. 44. 49. In all consider their blasphemy, his patience. For his Eyes, whether can he turn them without spectacles of sorrow? The despite of his enemies on the one side showing their extremest malice: the weeping and Lamenting of his mother on ⟨p. 182⟩the other side; whose tears might wound his heart. If any Sense were less afflicted it was his Smelling: & yet the putrefied bones of Calvary could be no pleasing savour.
3. In all Sense•. For his tast, loe it is •icted with gall & vineger; a bitter draught for a dying man. His touch felt more; the nailes driuen into his hands and feete: and in those places wounded lies the greatest paine, being the most sinewy parts of the bodie. His Eares are full of the blasphemous contumelies, which the sauage multitude belc•ed out against him. Not him, but Barabbas, they crie to Pilate; preferring a murderer before a Sauiour. Will you reade the speeches obiectuall to his hearing! See Math. 27. ver. 29. 39. 42. 44. 49. In all consider their blasphemie, his patience. For his Eyes, whether can hee turne them without spectacles of sorrow? The dispight of his enemies on the one side shewing their extremest malice: the weeping and L•menting of his mother on ⟨p. 182⟩