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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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Now these speeches rightly understood; Faith adopteth, faith justifieth, faith saveth; are not derogatory to the glory of God, nor contradictory to these speeches, Christ adopteth, Christ justifieth, Christ saveth. One thing may be spoken of divers particulars in a different sense. God the Father adopteth, the Son adopteth, the holy Spirit adopteth, Faith adopteth: all these are true, and without contrariety. They be not as the young men that came out of the two armies before Joab and Abner: qevery one thrust his sword into his fellows side, and fell down together. But like Davids rBrethren, dwelling together in peace. God the Father adopteth as the Fountain of adoption; God the Son as the Conduit; God the holy Ghost as the Cistern; Faith as the Cock whereby it runs into our hearts.
Now these speeches rightly vnderstood; Faith adopteth, faith iustifieth, faith saueth; are not derogatory to the glory of God, nor contradictory to these speeches, Christ adopteth, Christ iustifieth, Christ saueth. One thing may bee spoken of diuers particulars in a different sense. God the Father adopteth, the Sonne adopteth, the holy Spirit adopteth, Faith adopteth: all these are true, and without contrariety. They be not as the young men that came out of the two armies before Ioab and Abner: qeuery one thrust his sword into his fellowes side, and fell down together. But like Dauids rBrethren, dwelling together in peace. God the Father adopteth as the Fountaine of adoption; God the Sonne as the Conduit; God the holy Ghost as the Cesterne; Faith as the Cocke whereby it runnes into our hearts.