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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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2. But this book reads only to us, (that ask An sit) Deus est; that there is a God. If we ask further, Quis sit, Who this God is, or how to be worshipped; it cannot expound it. It brings us only like that hAthenian Altar, ⟨p. 299⟩Adignotum Deum; To the unknown God. We must turn over a new leaf, search another book to take out this lesson. Search the Scriptures; for they give this testimony. So Zechariah. iTen men out of all languages of the Nations shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew; saying, We will go with you, for we have heard that GOD is with you. In the former, the book is the World, the school Natures light; the scholar man, quatenus homo; as he is man. But here the Book is the Scripture, the School the light of grace, and the scholar Christian man, as he is a Christian. There was the eye of Reason exercised; here of faith. There was taught GOD in his creatures; here God in his Christ.
2. But this booke reads onely to vs, (that aske An sit) Deus est; that there is a God. If wee aske further, Quis sit, Who this God is, or how to be worshipped; it cannot expound it. It brings vs onely like that hAthenian Altar, ⟨p. 299⟩Adignotum Deum; To the vnknowne God. Wee must turne ouer a new leafe, search another booke to take out this lesson. Search the Scriptures; for they giue this testimony. So Zachary. iTenne men out of all languages of the Nations shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Iew; saying, We will goe with you, for we haue heard that GOD is with you. In the former, the booke is the VVorld, the schoole Natures light; the scholer man, quatenus homo; as he is man. But here the Booke is the Scripture, the Schoole the light of grace, and the scholer Christian man, as he is a Christian. There was the eye of Reason exercised; here of faith. There was taught GOD in his creatures; here God in his Christ.