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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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Gods Son must do it: now if he come to satisfy for pride, he must put on humility: if for rebellion, he must put on obedience: if for stubbornness, he must put on patience: he must serve if he will deserve: this God alone cannot do: if to die, he must be mortal, this only God cannot be. Therefore this Mediator is made man, to be himself bound; as he is GOD to free others that are bound. Man to become weak, God to vanquish. Man to die, God to triumph over death. This is that sacred Ladder, whose top in heaven reaching to the bosom of God, expresseth his Divinity: & his foot on earth close to Jacobs loins, witnesseth his Humanity. We are bankrupt debtors, God is a sure Creditor, Christ sets all on his score. We are ignorant Clients, God is a skilful Judge, Christ is our Advocate to plead our cause for us. God is a just Master, we are unfaithful, unfruitful, unprofitable servants, this Mediator takes up the matter between us.
Gods Sonne must doe it: now if hee come to satisfie for pride, he must put on humilitie: if for rebellion, he must put on obedience: if for stubbornnesse, he must put on patience: he must serue if he will deserue: this God alone cannot doe: if to die, he must be mortall, this onely God cannot be. Therefore this Mediator is made man, to be himselfe bound; as he is GOD to free others that are bound. Man to become weake, God to vanquish. Man to die, God to triumph ouer death. This is that sacred Ladder, whose top in heauen reaching to the bosome of God, expresseth his Diuinitie: & his foote on earth close to Iacobs loynes, witnesseth his Humanitie. We are bankrout debters, God is a sure Creditor, Christ sets all on his score. We are ignorant Clients, God is a skilfull Iudge, Christ is our Aduocate to plead our cause for vs. God is a iust Master, we are vnfaithfull, vnfruitfull, vnprofitable seruants, this Mediator takes vp the matter betweene vs.
Of the new Covenant. For Moses may seem to be a Mediator of the Old Covenant. mI stood between the Lord and you at that time, to show you the Word of the Lord. This ⟨p. 150⟩