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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
THE HAPPINESS OF THE CHURCH. › Heavenly.THE HAPPINES OF THE CHVRCH. › Heauenly.
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Jerusalem is a type of the Catholic Church, in Election, Collection, Dilection. First for Election, yThe Lord hath chosen Zion. That out of all Cities, this out of all Nations. aYe are a chosen generation, a peculiar people: enclosed from the Commons of this world, Gods own appropriation. 2. For Collection; that was walled with stone, this hedged in with grace. bGod planted a vineyard in a very fruitful hill: and he fenced it. It is well mounded, and the Citizens of it linked together with the cBond of peace. 3. For dilection; Beautiful for situation, the Palace of the great King: the Sanctuary of his holy worship, his Presence-chamber: dthe pillar and ground of the truth. There ewas the seat of David: here the Throne of the ⟨p. 32⟩[…] ⟨p. 33⟩[…] ⟨p. 34⟩fSon of David, that openeth and no man shutteth, that shutteth and no man openeth. A heavenly City.
Ierusalem is a type of the Catholike Church, in Election, Collection, Dilection. First for Election, yThe Lord hath chosen Sion. That out of all Cities, this out of all Nations. aYe are a chosen generation, a peculiar people: enclosed from the Commons of this world, Gods owne appropriation. 2. For Collection; that was walled with stone, this hedged in with grace.