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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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3. Patris dilectio, Of my Father: to be blessed of God, is to be surely blessed. Parents do well in blessing their children, Princes in blessing their people: here's the difference, Benedicunt, but not Beatificant: they may wish them blessed, but not make them blessed. But saith God to Abraham; eIn blessing I will bless thee: fI have blessed him, and he shall be blessed. All blessedness springs from that fountain: the Lord hath blessed us, and requires us to bless him; gwho is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen. This the universal song of all creatures gives him; hBlessing, honour, &c.
3. Patris dilectio, Of my Father: to be blessed of God, is to be surely blessed. Parents doe vvell in blessing their children, Princes in blessing their people: here's the difference, Benedicunt, but not Beatificant: they may wish them blessed, but not make them blessed. But saith God to Abraham; eIn blessing I will blesse thee: fI haue blessed him, and he shall be blessed. All blessednes springs from that fountaine: the Lord hath blessed vs, and requires vs to blesse him; gwho is ouer all, God blessed for euer. Amen. This the vniuersall song of all creatures giues him; hBlessing, honour, &c.
- eGen. 22. 17.
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