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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
THE SOULS REFUGE. › The Boldness of this Comfort.THE SOVLES REFVGE. › The Boldnesse of this Comfort.
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1. Creator; not a stranger to thee, but he that made thee. It is natural to man, to love the work of his own hands. Pygmalion dotes upon the stone, which himself had carved. But much more natural, to love his own Images, his children, the walking Pictures of himself, the divided pieces of his own body. God loves us as our Creator: because his own hands have fashioned us. But creavit & vermiculos: he also made the worms: yield it, and therefore non odit vermiculos, he hates not the very worms. Creavit & Diabolum: he made the devil: no; God made him an Angel, he made himself a devil. God loves him (ut naturam) as he is a nature, hates him (ut Diabolum) as he is a corrupted nature, an evil, a devil. But we are not only his creatures, the workmanship of his hands; but his children; so Adam is called dThe Son of God. His own Image; fecit hominem in similitudinem suam: he made fman after his likeness, in his Image. We are more then opus Dei, the mere work of God: for Imago Dei, the very Image and similitude of God. We may therefore be bold to commend our souls to God, as a faithful Creator.
1. Creator; not a stranger to thee, but he that made the. It is naturall to man, to loue the worke of his owne hands. Pigmalion dotes vpon the stone, which himselfe had carued. But much more naturall, to loue his owne Images, his children, the walking Pictures of himselfe, the diuided pieces of his owne body. God loues vs as our Creator: because his owne hands haue fashioned vs. But creauit & vermiculos: hee also made the wormes: yeeld it, and therefore non odit vermiculos, hee hates not the very wormes. Creauit & Diabolum: hee made the deuill: no; God made him an Angell, hee made himselfe a deuill. God loues him (vt naturam) as he is a nature, hates him (vt Diabolum) as he is a corrupted nature, an euill, a deuil. But we are not onely his creatures, the workmanship of his hands; but his children; so Adam is called dThe sonne of God. His owne Image; fecit hominem in similitudinem suam: he made fman after his likenes, in his Image. We are more then opus Dei, the meere worke of God: for Imago Dei, the very Image and similitude of God. We may therefore be bold to commend our soules to God, as a faithfull Creator.