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A divine herbal together with a forrest of thorns In five sermons. ... By Tho. Adams.A divine herball together with a forrest of thornes In five sermons. ... By Tho. Adams.
London: printed by George Purslowe for John Budge, 1616London: printed by George Purslowe for Iohn Budge, 1616
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Do we good? from whom is it? doth not God work in us to will and to do? Thou hast done well: be comforted; be not proud. It was Gods work,1 not thine. Omnia merita Dei dona sunt: & it a homo propter ipsa magis Deo debitor est, quam Deus homini. All our good works are Gods gifts: and therefore man is more beholding to God for them, then God to man. If in this Garden any good herb spring over the wall, and saucily challenge to i• self a prerogative of merit; deal with it, as the Gardiner with superfluous branches; prune it off. Or as Tor quatus with his over-venturous son; cut it short with the sword of the Spirit, for daring beyond the Commission. Our Adversaries oppose this truth very violently, both in the Schools, and in the Pulpits: but come they to their deathbeds, to argue it between God and their own souls; then grace and grace alone; mercy and only mercy; JESUS and none but JESUS.
Do wee good? from whom is it? doth not God worke in vs to will and to doe? Thou hast done well: be comforted; be not proud. It was Gods worke,1 not thine. Omnia merita Dei dona sunt: & it a homo propter ipsa magis Deo debitor est, quam Deus homini. All our good workes are Gods giftes: and therefore man is more beholding to God for them, then God to man. If in this Garden any good herbe spring ouer the wall, and sawcily challenge to i• selfe a prerogatiue of merite; deale with it, as the Gardiner with supersluous branches; prune it off. Or as Tor quatus with his ouer-venturous sonne; cut it short with the sword of the Spirit, for daring beyond the Commission. Our Aduersaries oppose this truth very violently, both in the Schooles, and in the Pulpits: but come they to their deathbeds, to argue it between God and their owne soules; then grace and grace alone; mercy and onely mercie; IESVS and none but IESVS.
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