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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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3. God speaks by his Sonne. Hebr. 1. God who at sundry times, and in divers manners, spake in t•me past unto the Fathers by the Prophets; hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Sonne. He is therefore called the Word. Joh. 1 The sacred Scriptures, and sayings ⟨p. 338⟩of the Prophets, given by the inspiration of God; (for ono prophecy is of private interpretation: it came not by the will of man; but holy men spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.) are called Verbum Domini, the word of the Lord. But to distinguish God the Son from those words, he is after an eminent sort called [Greek or Hebrew], The word, or That excellent word. As also he is called (not a light, but) pThat light: (not a lamb, but) q•hat lamb. Not a vocal word formed by the tongue beating the air; for he was before either sound or air. But the mental and substantial word of his Father; but Ipse Pater• […], effigies lumenque a lumine vero.4
3. God speakes by his Sonne. Hebr. 1. God who at sundry times, and in diuers manners, spake in t•me past vnto the Fathers by the Prophets; hath in these last daves spoken vnto vs by his Sonne. Hee is therefore called the Word. Ioh. 1 The sacred Scriptures, and sayings ⟨p. 338⟩of the Prophets, giuen by the inspiration of God; (for