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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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My salvation; not others only, but Mine. A man, and a Christian are two creatures: he may be a man, that hath reason and outward blessings; he is only a Christian, that hath faith, and part in the salvation of Christ. God is plentiful salvation, but it is not ordinary to find a Cui; to whom. Much of heaven is lost for lack of a hand to apprehend it. All passengers in this world presume they are going to heaven, but we may guess by the throng, that the greater part take the broader way. Christ leaving the earth in respect of his bodily presence, left there his Gospel, to apply to mens souls the virtue of his death and passion: Ministers preach this Gospel, people hear this Gospel, all boast of this Gospel: yet himself foretells, that when he comes again, he shall scarce find faith upon earth. No doubt he shall find Christians enow, but scarce faith. Salvation is common, as St. Jude speaketh. bWhen I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation: but few make it proper to themselves. That God is my salvation, and thy salvation, this is the comfort.
My saluation; not others onely, but Mine. A man, and a Christian are two creatures: he may bee a man, that hath reason and outward blessings; he is onely a Christian, that hath faith, and part in the saluation of Christ. God is plentifull saluation, but it is not ordinary to find a Cui; to whom. Much of heauen is lost for lacke of a hand to apprehend it. All passengers in this world presume they are going to heauen, but we may guesse by the throng, that the greater part take the broader way. Christ leauing the earth in respect of his bodily presence, left there his Gospell, to apply to mens soules the vertue of his death and passion: Ministers preach this Gospell, people heare this Gospell, all boast of this Gospell: yet himselfe foretels, that when he comes againe, he shall scarce find faith vppon earth. No doubt he shall find Christians enow, but scarce faith. Saluation is common, as St. Iude speaketh.