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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. There was a great fire of Anabaptism; a gross, perverse, and sottish sect, that had washed off their Font-water, as unclean: and thought it not enough to run out of Babylon, unless they ran also out of themselves, out of their wits. This combustion could not be well quenched; only we were happily rid of it by the shifting ground. For when the flames were suppressed in England, they burst out beyond Sea.
1. There was a great fire of Anabaptisme; a grosse, peruerse, and sottish sect, that hadde washed off their Font-water, as vncleane: and thought it not enough to run out of Babylon, vnlesse they ranne also out of themselues, out of their wittes. This combustion could not be well quenched; onely we were happily rid of it by the shifting ground. For when the flames were suppressed in England, they burst out beyond Sea.
2. There was a great fire of Brownism; an Ignis fatuus, fastening on abundance of crude and squalid matter, ⟨p. 101⟩could not easily be extinguished. It was blown up with the Bellows of pride; and because it might not have the own swing, it fell to direct railing. They say the Church of England may be their mother, but is none of Gods wife: why do they not call her plain Whore? For such is a mother that hath children; and no husband. But these the whiles are brave Sons, who care not to prove themselves bastards, that their mother may be noted for an Harlot. But the shame be their own, Integrity hers; who hath not defiled her bed, though they have shamed her womb. But whiles they call her Saint Johns Beast in the Revelation; let them beware, least they prove themselves Saint Pauls Beast; to the Phil. chap. 3. ver. 2. Dogs. Surely God never will leave peaceable spirits in England, to go dwell with railers at Amsterdam.
2. There was a great fire of Brownisme; an Ignis fatuus, fastning on abundance of crude and squalid matter,