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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
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Salvation; a special good thing: every mans desire: who would not be saved? Every man would go to heaven, though perhaps he runs a course directly to hell. Beatus vult homo esse, etiam non sic vivendo ut possit esse. Man would be blessed, though he takes the course to be cursed. I will give thee a Lordship, saith God to Esau. I will give thee a kingdom, saith God to Saul. I will give thee an Apostleship, saith God to Judas. But I will be thy salvation, he says to David, and to none but Saints.
Saluation; a speciall good thing: euery mans desire: who would not bee saued? Euery man would goe to heauen, though perhaps hee runnes a course directly to hell. Beatus vult homo esse, etiam non sic viuendo vt possit esse. Man would be blessed, though he takes the course to be cursed. I will giue thee a Lordship, saith God to Esau. I will giue thee a kingdome, sayth God to Saul. I will giue thee an Apostleship, sayth God to Iudas. But I will be thy saluation, he sayes to Dauid, and to none but Saints.
Indeed this voice comes from heaven, comes unto earth: but only through the mediator betwixt heaven and earth, Jesus Christ. He is the alone Saviour. Worldlings possess many things, but have right to nothing, because not right to him, that is u