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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.
Of Aspersion; in relation to the typical manner. mMoses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people. To this alludes Paul here; and Peter calling it nthe sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ. In the Passover the doors were sprinkled with the blood of the Paschal Lamb; and the destroying Angel passed over them. All those whom the eternal judgement shall pass over, must have their hearts thus sprinkled. We have many spots, had need of many drops. For a spot of avarice a drop of this blood: for a spot of lust a drop of blood: for a spot of drunkenness a drop of blood: for a spot of oppression a great drop of ⟨p. 156⟩[…] ⟨p. 157⟩[…] ⟨p. 158⟩blood: for the wounds and gashes of oaths, execrations, blasphemies, many drops of blood to stanch them. Yea we are not only sinners, but saith Micah, Sins: therefore must be soused and drenched in this blood, that we may be be clean.
Of Aspersion; in relation to the typicall maner. mMoses tooke the bloud, and sprinkled it on the people. To this alludes Paul here; and Peter calling it nthe sprinkling of the bloud of Iesus Christ. In the Passeouer the dores were sprinkled with the bloud of the Paschall Lambe; and the destroying Angell passed ouer them. All those whom the eternall iudgement shall passe ouer, must haue their hearts thus sprinkled. We haue many spots, had need of many droppes. For a spot of auarice a drop of this bloud: for a spot of lust a drop of bloud: for a spot of drunkennesse a drop of bloud: for a spot of oppression a great drop of ⟨p. 156⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 157⟩