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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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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, mwritten in the Lambes booke of life. Now though we are ⟨p. 279⟩not already in full possession; because our apprentiship of this life is not out; yet we are already Citizens. nYe are no more strangers and forreiners, but fellow Citizens vvith the Saints; and of the houshold of God. And we haue three happy priuiledges of Citizens.