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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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To the spirits of just men made perfect. The Citizens of heaven are of two sorts; by Creation or Adoption. Created and natural Citizens are the Angels, Adopted are Men. Of these be two kinds, some Assumed, and others Assigned. The Assigned, such as are decreed in their times to be Citizens; said before to be written in heaven. The Assumed, such as are already possessed of it, here Spirits of just men made perfect. But how then is the Apostles meaning cleared? How are the militant on earth said to be come unto these just spirits in heaven? Yes, we have a Communion with them, participating in Spe, what they possess in Re. hNow we are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-Citizens with the Saints, and of the ⟨p. 138⟩household of GOD. Only our apprenticeship of the flesh is not yet out; but they have their freedom. But as we have all an union with Christ, so a Communion with Christians: the combatant on earth, with the triumphant in heaven.
To the spirits of iust men made perfect. The Citizens of he•uen are of two sorts; by Creation or Adoption. Created and naturall Citizens are the Angels, Adopted are Men. Of these be two kindes, some Assumed, and others Assigned. The Assigned, such as are decreed in their times to be Citizens; said before to bee written in heauen. The Assumed, such as are already possessed of it, here Spirits of iust men made perfect. But how then is the Apostles meaning cleared? How are the militant on earth said to be come vnto these iust spirits in heauen? Yes, wee haue a Communion with them, participating in Spe, what they possesse in Re. hNow we are no more strangers and forreiners, but fellow-Citizens with the Saints, and of the ⟨p. 138⟩houshold of GOD. Onely our apprentiship of the flesh is not yet out; but they haue their freedome. But as wee haue all an vnion with Christ, so a Communion vvith Christians: the combatant on earth, with the triumphant in heauen.
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