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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.
Are there none in this City but Angels? what habitation 1is there then for men? Yes, there is an Assembly of men: not some particular Synod, nor Provincial Convocation, nor national Council; but a General assembly. What do you call it? The Church. Of whom con•sts it? Ex Primogenitis, Of the first borne. But then it may seem that younger brothers are excluded: No, the ⟨p. 6⟩first borne of the world may be a younger brother in Christ, and the first borne in Christ may be a younger brother in the world. Be they younger or elder, all that are written in heaven, if their names be in the Book of life, their souls are in the bundle of life: All they, & none but they. eThen shall enter into it no unclean thing: but only they which are written in the Lambs Book of life.
Are there none in this Citie but Angels? what habitation 1is there then for men? Yes, there is an Assembly of men: not some particular Synode, nor Prouinciall Conuocation, nor nationall Councell; but a Generall assembly. What doe you call it? The Church. Of whom con•sts it? Ex Primogenitis, Of the first borne. But then it may seeme that younger brothers are excluded: No, the ⟨p. 6⟩first borne of the world may bee a younger brother in Christ, and the first borne in Christ may bee a younger brother in the world. Be they younger or elder, all that are written in heauen, if their names bee in the Booke of life, their soules are in the bundle of life: All they, & none but they. eThen shall enter into it no vncleane thing: but onely they which are written in the Lambes Booke of life.
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