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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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Prayer is not a labour of the lips only, but an inward groaning of the spirit, a pouring out of the soul before God. Now Saints and Angels understand not the heart: it is dthe righteous God ⟨p. 155⟩that trieth the heart and the reins. Christ is the master of all Requests in the Court of Heaven, there needs no porter nor waiter. It is but praying, Lord Jesus come unto me: and he presently answers, I am with thee. Hear me O Christ, for it is easy to thy power, and usual to thy mercy, and agreeable to thy promise. O blessed Mediator of the new Covenant, hear us.
Prayer is not a labour of the lippes onely, but an inward groning of the spirit, a powring out of the soule before God. Now Saints and Angels vnderstand not the heart: it is dthe righteous God ⟨p. 155⟩that tryeth the heart and the reynes. Christ is the master of all Requests in the Court of Heauen, there needs no porter nor waiter. It is but praying, Lord Iesus come vnto me: and he presently answeres, I am with thee. Heare mee O Christ, for it is easie to thy power, and vsuall to thy mercie, and agreèable to thy promise. O blessed Mediator of the new Couenant, heare vs.
To the blood of sprinkling. Aspersionis, Hebraico more pro asperso. Two things are implied in the two words; Sacrificium and Beneficium. Blood, there is the sacrifice of Sprinkling, there is the benefit.
To the bloud of sprinkling. Aspersionis, Hebraico more pro asperso. Two things are implyed in the two words; Sacrificium and Beneficium. Bloud, there is the sacrifice of Sprinkling, there is the benefite.