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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
FAITHS ENCOURAGEMENT. › Faith.FAITHS ENCOVRAGEMENT. › Faith.
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Faith.
This is the demonstrative quality of the means of his healing. But what was this Faith? 1. There is a ⟨p. 428⟩faith that believes veritatem historiae, the truth of Gods word: This we call an Historical Faith; but it was not this faith. eKing Agrippa, believest thou the Prophets? I know that thou believest. 2. There is a faith that believes Certitudinem Promissi, the certainty of Gods promises: that verily is persuaded, God will be so good as his word: that he will not break his covenant with Israel, nor fsuffer his faithfulness to fail unto David: yet applies not this to it self: but it was not this faith. 3. There is a faith that believes Potestatem Dicentis, the Majesty and Omnipotency of him that speaks: so the devil, that God is able to turn gStones into br•d: so the Papist, that he can turn bread into flesh, and cause one circumscribed body to supply millions of remote places at once: But it was not this faith. 4. There is a faith believes see moturam Montes, that it is able to hremove Mountains: a miraculous faith; which, though it were specially given to the Apostles, iIn my name shall they cast out devils, take up Serpents, cure the sick by imposition of hands; say to a Tree, k