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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.
For ever in Operation.
For euer in Operation.
He doth continually by his Spirit apply to our consciences the virtue of his death and passion. pAs many as receive him, to them gives •e power to become the Sons of God, even to them that believe on his Name. qBy one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. This is sure comfort to us: though he dyed almost 1600. years ago, his blood is not yet dry: his wounds are as fresh to do us good, as they were to those Saints that beheld them bleeding on the Cross. The virtue of his merits is not abated, though many thousand hands of Faith have taken large portions out of his treasury. The river of his Grace, which makes glad the city of God, runs over the banks, though infinite souls have drunk hearty draughts, and satisfied their thirst. But because we cannot apprehend this for our selves of our selves; therefore he hath promised to send us the rSpirit of truth, who will dwell with us, and apply this to us. for ever. Thus you have seen the first Triplicity; how he is the Same Objectively in his Word. Now he is Subiunctively in his Power the Same; and ⟨p. 240⟩that Yesterday, for he made the world. To day, for he governs the world. For ever, for he shall judge the world.
He doth continually by his Spirit apply to our consciences the vertue of his death and passion.