A01956:1821
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.
We are thus gotten over the threshold; For: let us now look into the house, and survey every chamber and room in it. The foundation of this comfortable scripture is Jesus Christ and the building may be distinguished into five several Parlours, all richly hung and adorned with the graces and mercies of God: and the midst thereof paved with love for the daughters of Jerusalem. CHRIST is the Buttress or corner stone; and in him consider 1here ⟨p. 286⟩His Humility. The Son of man. Verity. Is come. Pity. To seek. Piety. To save. Power. That which was lost.
Wee are thus gotten ouer the threshold; For: let vs now looke into the house, and suruay euery chamber and roome in it. The foundation of this comfortable scripture is Iesus Christ and the building may bee distinguished into fiue seuerall Parlours, all richly hung and adorned with the graces and mercies of God: and the midst thereof paued with loue for the daughters of Ierusalem. CHRIST is the Buttresse or corner stone; and in him consider 1here ⟨p. 286⟩His Humilitie. The Sonne of man. Veritie. Is come. Pittie. To seeke. Pietie. To saue. Power. That which was lost.
1. The Son of man. Ecce Humilitatem. He that is the Son of eternal God, calls himself the Son of mortal man.
1. The Sonne of man. Ecce Humilitatem. Hee that is the Sonne of eternall God, cals himselfe the Sonne of mortall man.