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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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God had four diverse manners of creating humane creatures. 1. The first man Adam was made of no man, but immediately created of God. 2. The second, that ⟨p. 288⟩was Eve, was made (not of a woman, but) of a man alone. 3. The third sort, all men and women else are begotten of man and woman. 4. Christ the last sort was of a different manner from all these. 1. not of no precedent flesh, as Adam. 2. Not of a man without a woman, as Eve. 3. Not of man and woman, as all we. 4. But after a new way; of a woman, without a man. We are all in this sort opposed to Adam, Christ to Eve, Adam was made of neither man nor woman, we of both man and woman. Eve of a man without a woman, Christ of a woman without a man.
God had foure diuerse manners of creating humane creatures. 1. The first man Adam was made of no man, but immediately created of God. 2. The second, that ⟨p. 288⟩was Eue, was made (not of a woman, but) of a man alone. 3. The third sort, all men and women else are begotten of man and woman. 4. Christ the last sort was of a different maner from all these. 1. not of no precedent flesh, as Adam. 2. Not of a man without a woman, as Eue. 3. Not of man and woman, as all we. 4. But after a new way; of a woman, without a man. We are all in this sort opposed to Adam, Christ to Eue, Adam was made of neither man nor woman, wee of both man and woman. Eue of a man without a woman, Christ of a woman without a man.
Now as this was a great work of God, so it is a great wonder to man. Three miracles here. Deum nasci, virginem parere, fidem haec credere. That the Son of God should become the Son of woman, a great miracle. That a virgin should bear a child, and yet before, at, after the birth remain still a virgin, a great miracle. That the faith of man should believe all this, Maximum miraculum; this is the greatest wonder of all.
Now as this was a great worke of God, so it is a great wonder to man. Three miracles here. Deum nasci, virginem parere, fidem haec credere. That the Sonne of God should become the Sonne of woman, a great myracle. That a virgin should beare a child, and yet before, at, after the birth remaine still a virgin, a great myracle. That the faith of man should beleeue all this, Maximum miraculum; this is the greatest wonder of all.