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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. › The Effect.FAITHS ENCOVRAGEMENT. › The Effect.
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Faith is the means to bring health to body, comfort to soul, salvation to both. I call it but the means; for some have given it more. Because the Apostle saith, that Abraham obtained the promise oThrough the righteousness of faith: therefore say they, Fides ipsa Justitia; Faith is righteousness it self. But let S. Paul answer them, and expound himself: I desire to pbe found in Christ, not ⟨p. 436⟩having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, (whose is that?) the righteousness which is (not of us, but) of GOD by Faith. Thus faith is said to save us, not of it self: the hand feeds the mouth, yet no man thinks that the mouth eats the hand, only as the hand conveys meat to the body, so faith salvation to the soul. We say the Ring stancheth blood, when indeed it is not the Ring, but the stone in it. There are many that make faith an almighty Idol; it shall save: but thus they make themselves idle, and trust all upon nothing. That faith is a meritorious cause of justification; this a doctrine that may come in time to trample Christs blood under feet.
Faith is the meanes to bring health to body, comfort to soule, saluation to both. I call it but the meanes; for some haue giuen it more. Because the Apostle saith, that Abraham obtained the promise oThrough the righteousnesse of faith: therefore say they, Fides ipsa Iustitia; Faith is righteousnesse it selfe. But let S. Paul answere them, and expound himselfe: I desire to pbe found in Christ, not ⟨p. 436⟩hauing mine owne righteousnesse, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, (whose is that?) the righteousnesse which is (not of vs, but) of GOD by Faith. Thus faith is said to saue vs, not of it selfe: the hand feeds the mouth, yet no man thinkes that the mouth eates the hand, onely as the hand conueyes meat to the body, so faith saluation to the soule. Wee say the Ring stancheth bloud, when indeed it is not the Ring, but the stone in it. There are many that make faith an almighty Idoll; it shal saue: but thus they make themselues idle, and trust all vpon nothing. That faith is a meritorious cause of iustification; this a doctrine that may come in time to trample Christs bloud vnder feet.