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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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1. The remedy to draw out this poison, and to cure the soul; which is only Sanguis medici, the blood of our Physician. cAs Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so was Christ lifted up us a serpent; that what eye of faith soever looks on him, he may be healed of the sting of those fiery serpents, and have the damnable poison of sin drawn out.
1. The remedie to draw out this poyson, and to cure the soule; which is onely Sanguis medici, the bloud of our Phisician. cAs Moses lifted vp the serpent in the wilder nesse, so was Christ lifted vp us a serpent; that what eye of fayth soeuer lookes on him, he may be healed of the sting of those fiery serpents, and haue the damnable poyson of sinne drawne out.
2. That our next course is Repentance for our sins. That as the oil of Scorpions is the best remedy for them that are stung with scorpions: so repentance for sin, is the best remedy within us to expel the poison of sin. Think of the Wise mans counsel; dFly from sin as from the face of a serpent: if thou comest too near it, it will bite thee: and follow it.
2. That our next course is Repentance for our sinnes. That as the oile of Scorpions is the best remedie for them that are stung with scorpions: so repentance for sin, is the best remedie within vs to expell the poyson of sinne. Thinke of the Wise mans counsell;