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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
In a stricter sense it is taken for that moral virtue, which gives to every man his own. This virtue hath been highly commended in the heathen: but one saith truly, Justitia ethnic orum miranda potius, quàm laudanda: their Justice deserved more admiration, then commendation: they wanted him that should make them just. They so affected this justice, that they took Surnames from it; Aristides was called Justus: Scipio, Justus: Fabius, Justus. Their justice was no virtue, but a shadow of virtue. They neither knew the Lord Deum virtutis, nec Christum virtutem Dei; the God of virtue, nor Christ the virtue of God. Only Jesus is Justus. tChrist suffered for sins, the just for the unjust. uYe denied the Holy one, and the Just. There was another xJesus called Justus, a helper of the Apostles: but Christ is Dominus Justitia nostra; yThe Lord our Righteousness. By him we are only made just: zIn the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and glory.
In a stricter sense it is taken for that morall vertue, which giues to euery man his owne. This vertue hath beene highly commended in the heathen: but one saith truly, Iustitia ethnic orum miranda potius, quàm laudanda: their Iustice deserued more admiration, then commendation: they wanted him that should make them iust. They so affected this iustice, that they tooke Sirnames from it; Aristides was called Iustus: Scipio, Iustus: Fabius, Iustus. Their iustice was no vertue, but a shadow of vertue. They neyther knew the Lord Deum virtutis, nec Christum virtutem Dei; the God of vertue, nor Christ the vertue of God. Onely Iesus is Iustus. tChrist suffered for sinnes, the iust for the vniust. uYe denyed the Holy one, and the Iust. There was another x