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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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This was the word of Dismission, wherewith Christ sends him away. Though he were healed, therein had his hearts desire; what could he expect more of Christ? why is he not gone? No, he has not yet his Vade, he will not go till he is bidden. He found such sweetness in the Lord Jesus, that could you blame him though he were loth to depart? From another mans house, we say, after some small tarrying, Let us save our credits, and go before we are bidden: but from the Lord let us not depart without a dismission. The hearts of the people were so set on Christ, that he was fain to send them often away, Mat. 14. 22. He sent the multitudes 1away, Math. 15. 39. He sent the people away. As Simeon, that Swan, which sung his own funerall: Nunc dimittis; Lord, now thou lettest thy servant depart in peace.
This was the word of Dismission, wherewith Christ sends him away. Though he were healed, therein had his hearts desire; what could he expect more of Christ? why is he not gone? No, he has not yet his Vade, hee will not go till he is bidden. Hee found such sweetnesse in the Lord Iesus, that could you blame him though he were loth to depart? From another mans house, we say, after some small tarrying, Let vs saue our credites, and go before we are bidden: but from the Lord let vs not depart without a dismission. The hearts of the people were so set on Christ, that hee was faine to send them often away, Mat. 14. 22. Hee sent the multitudes 1away, Math. 15. 39. Hee sent the people away. As Simeon, that Swanne, which sung his owne funerall: Nunc dimittis; Lord, now thou lettest thy seruant depart in peace.