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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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3. There was a raging fire of the Papists; who to maintain their spiritual fire of superstition, made use of material fire to set a whole land in combustion. How unspeakable were their treasons against that gracious Princess: which yet if we gather up into one volume, we shall find their last equalling all; which should have been a fire, a fire indeed; such a one as hell it self could only belch out. But bless we our God, that with sweet showers of mercy rained it out.
3. There was a raging fire of the Papists; who to mainetaine their spirituall fire of superstition, made vse of materiall fireto set a whole land in combustion. How vnspeakeable were their treasons agaynst that gratious Princesse: which yet if we gather vp into one volume, we shall find their last equalling all; which should haue beene a fire, a fire indeede; such a one as hell it selfe could onely belch out. But blesse we our God, that with sweete showres of mercie rayned it out.
These fires have been kindled in a Land of peace, though many tears have been showered upon them, & earnest prayers sent up to heaven, for their quenching. Yea, and will be still, so long as that crown-shorn generation can transport their burning quills into England; and their great Antichrist, the Successor not of Peter, but of Romulus, sits on that fiery Chair. So long as he is suffered to tyrannize over nations, to depose Kings, and dispose Kingdoms: who prays Peter and 1Paul, (as if they never had taught subjects to obey their Sovereigns) to eradicate and cast out an Emperor ⟨p. 102⟩from his royalty. Whereupon he conferred the Empire upon Rodolphus, with this blasphemous verse. Petra dedit Petro, Petrus diadem• Rodolpho. All Kingdoms were to Peter given by Christ: And Peter may dispose them as he list.
These fires haue beene kindled in a Land of peace, though many teares haue beene showred vpon them, & earnest prayers sent vp to heauen, for their quenching. Yea, and will be still, so long as that crowne-shorn generation can transport their burning quils into England; and their great Antichrist, the Successor not of Peter, but of Romulus, sits on that fierie Chaire. So long as hee is suffered to tyranize ouer nations, to depose Kings, and dispose Kingdomes: who praies Peter and