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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 to our purpose. They write that the Serpent gets him to some narrow passage, as between two sticks, & so slips off his skin. And this is called Sp• lium serpentis, or v•rnatio serpentis. If we would cast off our old coat, which is corrupt according to deceitful lusts, we must pass through a nnarrow gate; as it were two trees; faith and repentance. Heaven is called onew Jerusalem: you cannot creep through those new doors with your old sins on your backs. Be no Gibeonites: God will not be cozened with your old Garments. Put them off, saith Paul: put them off, and cast them away: they are not worthy mending. None are made of Satan's slaves, Gods sons; but they must put off their old livery, which they wore in the Devils service; the cognisance of Mammon. pLet him that is in Christ be a new creature. Old things are passed away: behold, all things are become new. I saw, saith S. John, Novum Coelum &c. a new heaven, and new earth. For whom provided? for new creatures.
But to our purpose. They write that the Serpent gets him to some narrow passage, as betweene two stickes, & so slips off his skinne. And this is called Sp• lium serpentis, or v•rnatio serpentis. If wee would cast off our old coate, which is corrupt according to deceitfull lusts, wee must passe through a nnarrow gate; as it were two trees; faith and repentance. Heauen is called onew Ierusalem: you cannot creepe through those new dores with your old sinnes on your backes. Be no Gibeonites: God will not bee cossened with your old Garments. Put them off, sayth Paul: put them off, and cast them away: they are not worthy mending. None are made of Satans slaues, Gods sonnes; but they must put off their old liuerie, which they wore in the Deuils seruice; the cognisance of Mammon.