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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.
Eduxisti: Broughtest out.
Great works become a great God. Opera testantur de me, saith our Saviour. My works bear witness of me. I heal the sick, cleanse the Leprous, give sight to the blind, raise the dead, cast out devils. Will you not believe, O ye carnal eyes, unless you see? will you trust your five senses above the four Gospels? vers. 5. Come then, and see the works of God. See works: not a fancy, speculation, or deceiving shadow; but real, visible, acted, accomplished works. Eduxists. Sensus assensus. Let demonstration convince you: the Snare is broken, and we are delivered. The Lord works potenter and patenter. There is not only manifold mercy, but manifest mercy in his doings. He brought us out.
Great workes become a great God. Opera testantur de me, saith our Sauiour. My workes beare witnesse of mee. I heale the sicke, cleanse the Leprous, giue sight to the blinde, raise the dead, cast out deuils. Will you not belieue, O ye carnall eyes, vnlesse you see? will you trust your fiue senses aboue the foure Gospels? vers. 5. Come then, and see the workes of God. See workes: not a fancie, speculation, or deceiuing shadow; but reall, visible, acted, accomplished workes. Eduxists. Sensus assensus. Let demonstration conuince you: the Snare is broken, and we are deliuered. The Lord workes potenter and patenter. There is not onely manifold mercy, but manifest mercy in his doings. He brought vs out.
When the ungodly see us so low brought, that persecutors ride over our heads; they are ready to say; Where is now their G•d? Behold, hîc est Deus; our God is here, where there was need of him: opus Deo, a work fit for the Deity to perform. Misery had wrapped and entangled us; the wicked hands had tied us, as the Philistines did Samson with the bands of death. Here then was Dignus vindice nodus; a knot worthy the finger of God to untie. He looked down from the height of his Sanctuary: from heaven