A01956:1697
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.
To day to our selves.
To day to our selues.
His mercy is everlasting: his truth endureth from generation to generation. The same gracious Saviour, that he was Yesterday to our Fathers, is he To day to us, if we be to day faithful to him. All catch at this comfort, but in vain without the hand of Faith. There is no deficiency in him, but is there none in thee? Whatsoever Christ is, what art thou? He forgave Mary Magd. many grievous sins; so he will forgive thee if thou canst shed Mary Magdalens tears. He took the malefactor from the Cross to Paradise; thither he will receive thee if thou have the same faith. He was merciful to a denying Apostle: challenge thou the like mercy if thou have the like repentance. If we will be like these, Christ assuredly will be ever like himself. When any shall prove to be such a sinner, he will not fail to be such a Saviour.
His mercie is euerlasting: his truth endureth from generation to generation. The same gracious Sauiour, that he was Yesterday to our Fathers, is he To day to vs, if we be to day faithfull to him. All catch at this comfort, but in vaine without the hand of Faith. There is no deficiencie in him, but is there none in thee? Whatsoeuer Christ is, what art thou? He forgaue Mary Magd. many grieuous sinnes; so hee will forgiue thee if thou canst shed Mary Magdalens teares. He tooke the malefactor from the Crosse to Paradise; thither he will receiue thee if thou haue the same faith. He was mercifull to a denying Apostle: chalenge thou the like mercie if thou haue the like repentance. If we will be like these, Christ assuredly will be euer like himselfe. When any shall proue to bee such a sinner, he will not faile to bee such a Sauiour.
To day he is thine, if to day thou wilt be his: thine to morrow, if yet to morrow thou wilt be his. But how if dark death prevent the morrows light? He was Yesterday, so wert thou: he is to day, so art thou: he is to morrow, so perhaps mayest thou not be. Time may change thee, though it cannot change him. He is not (but thou art) subject to mutation. This I dare boldly