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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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1. The Devil is politic, and will not divide his subjects, when by their holding together he may divide the Church. So the Pharisees though they hate the Sadducees; and the Herodians that despise them both: 1shall all join forces shake and take hands against Christ. Papists are enemies to Truth, Schismatics to Peace; yet both the Church: which suffers, as her Saviour did, in medio ini•orum, in the midst of adversaries; not only to her now, but at other times also to themselves. Herod and P•te, were of enemies reconciled ⟨p. 91⟩friends, that their united rancours might meet against Jesus. The Jews and the Lystrians, so diversely religion'd, the devil can make agree, to stone Paul. 2Thus Satan holds them under colours and pay, whiles they can do him any service: but when they can no longer vex others, he falls to vexing of them: and enrageth their thirst to one another's blood, when they have done quaffing the blood of the Saints.
1. The Deuill is politicke, and will not diuide his subiects, when by their holding together hee may diuide the Church. So the Pharises though they hate the Sadduces; and the Herodians that despise them both: 1shall all ioyne forces shake and take hands against Christ. Papists are enemies to Truth, Schismaticks to Peace; yet both the Church: which suffers, as her Sauiour did, in medio ini•orum, in the midst of aduersaries; not onely to her now, but at other times also to themselues. Herod and P•te, were of enemies reconciled ⟨p. 91⟩friends, that their vnited rancours might meete against Iesus. The Iewes and the Lystrians, so diuersely religion'd, the deuill can make agree, to stone Paul. 2