A01956:1998
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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4. GOD speaks by his Scriptures. sWhatsoever things were written aforetime, are written for our learning: that we through patience, and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. Scripta sunt, they are written. Things that go only by take, or tradition, meet with such variations, augmentations, abbreviations, corruptions, false glosses; that as in a Lawyers pleading, Truth is lost in the Quaere for her. Related things we are long in getting, quick in forgetting. Therefore God commanded his law should be written. Litera scripta manet.
4. GOD speakes by his Scriptures. sWhatsoever things were writen aforetime, are written for our learning: that wee through patience, and comfort of the Scriptures might haue hope. Scripta sunt, they are written. Things that go onely by take, or tradition, meete with such variations, augmentations, abbreuiations, corruptions, false glosses; that as in a Lawyers pleading, Truth is lost in the Quaere for her. Related thinges wee are long in getting, quicke in forgetting. Therefore God commanded his law should be written. Litera scripta manet.
- sRem. 15. 4.
Thus God doth effectually speak to us. Many good wholesome instructions have dropped from humane pens; to lesson and direct man in goodness. But there is no promise given to any word to convert the soul, but to Gods word.
Thus God doth effectually speake to vs. Many good wholesome instructions haue drop'd from humane pennes; to lesson and direct man in goodnesse. But there is no promise giuen to any word to conuert the soule, but to Gods word.