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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.
2. Assumed; those whose spirits are already in heaven. Hebr. 12. There lare the spirits of just men made perfect. They are already in soul taken up, and made free Denizens of this City.
2. Assumed; those whose spirits are already in heauen. Hebr. 12. There lare the spirits of iust men made perfect. They are already in soule taken vp, and made free Denisons of this Citie.
3. Assigned; the Elect that live in the militant Church, waiting for the day of their bodies Redemption; crying still, Come, Lord Jesus, come quickly. These are Conscripti, mwritten in the Lambs book of life. Now though we are ⟨p. 279⟩not already in full possession; because our apprenticeship of this life is not out; yet we are already Citizens. nYe are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow Citizens with the Saints; and of the household of God. And we have three happy privileges of Citizens.
3. Assigned; the Elect that liue in the militant Church, waiting for the day of their bodies Redemption; crying still, Come, Lord Iesus, come quickly. These are Conscripti,