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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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1. That the whole world consists of believers or unbelievers: now there is no last judgement for either of these. none for believers, for tHe that believeth hath everlasting life, and shall not come into judgement. None for unbelievers, for uHe that believeth not, is condemned already. I answer, first for the latter: the unbeliever is condemned already in effect three ways. 1. By the purpose of God, who did foresee and appoint his condemnation, as ⟨p. 99⟩a punishment for his sin, and execution of his Justice. 2. By the word of God, where his condemnation is set down. 3. By his own conscience, which every hour doth judge and condemn him. Yet all this hinders not, but that he may also pass the judgement of Christ at that general Assizes: which is the manifestation and completion of that inchoate judgement. To the former I answer; it is not said The believer shall not come into judgement; but he shall not come into condemnation. xFor we must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ; even the very faithful, absoluendicausa, that Christ may publicly acquit them.
1. That the whole vvorld consists of belieuers or vnbeleeuers: now there is no last iudgement for eyther of these. none for belieuers, for tHe that belieueth hath euerlasting life, and shall not come into iudgement. None for vnbeleeuers, for uHe that beleeueth not, is condemned already. I answere, first for the latter: the vnbelieuer is condemned already in effect three wayes. 1. By the purpose of God, who did foresee and appoint his condemnation, as ⟨p. 99⟩a punishment for his sinne, and execution of his Iustice. 2. By the vvord of God, where his condemnation is set downe. 3. By his owne conscience, vvhich euery houre doth iudge and condemne him. Yet all this hinders not, but that he may also passe the iudgement of Christ at that generall Assises: vvhich is the manifestation and completion of that inchoate iudgement. To the former I answere; it is not said The beleeuer shall not come into iudgement; but he shall not come into condemnation.