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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
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This condemns the Church of Rome for a glorious Harlot, because she loads her self with such a heap of gaudy ceremonies: and their mass for mere Idolatry, which they believe to be a real propitiatory Sacrifice of Christ, made by the Priests for the sins of quick and dead. This is to build up the veil here rent in pieces, and to accuse Christ of falsehood in his Consummatum est. Is an end put to them, and shall they still retain them, yea obtrude them as principal parts of Gods service; yea worship them, yea bind mens consciences to them on pain of damnation? Therefore they are liable to Augustine's censure; who calls such Impios sepulturae violators; Diggers into the graves of the dead for putrefied and rotten relics. Yea to the Judgement of God; who saith, If ye be dead with Christ 1from the rudiments of the world: why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to Ordinances? after the commandments and doctrines of men? They will say, Dicit Papa, sanxit Concilium; thus saith the Pope, thus decrees the Council: but we, Dixit Dominus, non Donatus: we hear what the Lord says, in his Scripture concerning the law of ceremonies.
This condemnes the Church of Rome for a glorious Harlot, because shee loads her selfe with such a heape of gawdy ceremonies: and their masse for meere Idolatry, which they beleeue to bee a reall propitiatory Sacrifice of Christ, made by the Priestes for the sinnes of quicke and dead. This is to build vp the vaile here rent in pieces, and to accuse Christ of falshood in his Consummatum est. Is an end put to them, and shall they still retaine them, yea obtrude them as principall partes of Gods seruice; yea worship them, yea bind mens consciences to them on paine of damnation? Therefore they are liable to Augustines censure; who cals such Impios sepulturae viol•tores; Diggers into the graues of the dead for putrified and rotten reliques. Yea to the Iudgement of God; who sayth, If ye be dead with Christ 1from the rudiments of the world: why, as though liuing in the world, are ye subiect to Ordinances? after the commaundements and doctrines of men? They will say, Dicit Papa, sanxit Concilium; thus sayth the Pope, thus decrees the Councell: but wee, Dixit Dominus, non Donatus: wee heare what the Lord sayes, in his Scripture concerning the law of ceremonies.