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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.
Still all this for us. His Soul was in our souls stead: what would they have felt, if they had bin in the stead of his. All for us; to satisfaction, to emendation. For ⟨p. 185⟩thy drunkenness and pouring down strong drinks, he drunk vinegar. For thy intemperate gluttony, he fasted. For thy sloth, he did exercise himself to continual pains. Thou sleepest secure, thy Saviour is then waking, watching, praying. Thy arms are inured to lustful embracings, he for this embraceth the rough Cross. Thou deckest thy self with proud habiliments, he is humble and lowly for it. Thou ridest in pomp, he journeys on foot. Thou wallowest on thy down beds, thy Saviour hath not a pillow. Thou surfeitest, and he sweats it out; a bloud• sweat. Thou fillest and swellest thy self with a […] of wickedness; behold incision is made in the Head for thee; thy Saviour bleeds to death. Now judge, whether this point (For us) hath not derived a near application of this▪ Text to our own consciences. Since then Christ did all this for thee and me, pray then with mAugust. O D• Jes•; da cordi […] t• de•derare, […] q•rere, qu• rendo invent, i•enien do […], am•do […] redempta […] rare. Lord give me a heart to desire thee, desiring to seek thee, seeking to find thee, finding to love thee, loving no more to offend thee.
Still all this for vs. His Soule was in our soules stead: what would they haue felt, if they had bin in the stead of his. All for vs; to satisfaction, to emendation. For ⟨p. 185⟩thy drunkennesse and powring downe strong drinks, he drunke vineger. For thy intemperate gluttonie, he fasted. For thy sloth, he did exercise himselfe to continuall paines. Thou sleepest secure, thy Sauiour is then waking, watching, praying. Thy armes are inured to lustfull embracings, hee for this embraceth the rough Crosse. Thou deckest thy selfe with proud habiliments, he is humble and lowly for it. Thou ridest in pompe, he iourneys on foote. Thou wallowest on thy downe beds, thy Sauiour hath not a pillow. Thou surfeiest, and he sweats it out; a bloud sweat. Thou fillest and swellest thy selfe with a of wickednes; behold incision is made in the Head for thee; thy Sauiour bleeds to death. Now iudge, whether this point (For vs) hath not deriued a neere application of this Text to our owne consciences. Since then Christ did all this for thee and me, pray then with