A01956:1965
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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Lies first in the words, and shall have the first place in my discourse. Wherein I conceive two things; the Matter and the Manner. The Matter is Assurance: the Manner how assured, Dic anima; Say unto my soul. From the matter or Assurance observe;
Lies first in the words, and shall haue the first place in my discourse. Wherein I conceiue two things; the Matter and the Manner. The Matter is Assurance: the Manner how assured, Dic anima; Say vnto my soule. From the matter or Assurance obserue;
1. That Salvation may be made sure to a man. David ⟨p. 328⟩would never pray for that, which could not be. Nor would S. Peter charge us with a duty, which stood not in possibility to be performed. aMake your election sure. And to stop the bang throats of all cavilling adversaries, Paul directly proves it. bKnow ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? We may then know that Christ is in us: if Christ be in us, we are in Christ: if we be in Christ, we cannot be condemned: for cThere is no damnation to them which are in Christ Jesus.
1. That Saluation may be made sure to a man. Dauid ⟨p. 328⟩would neuer pray for that, which could not be. Nor would S. Peter charge vs with a dutie, which stood not in possibilitie to be performed. aMake your election sure. And to stoppe the ba•ng throates of all cauilling aduersaries, Paul directly proues it.