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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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2. That we must not shrink from our profession, though we know it to be the fuel that maintains this fire. Daniel leaves not his God, though he be showed the Lyons; nor those three servants their integrity and abomination of the Idol, though the heat of the fire be septupled. Let the Pope spue out his execrations, interdictions, and maledictions (for his holy mouth is full of curses) yet keep we our faith: it is better to have the Pope curse us, then God. His curse is but like Domitians thunder: if you give care to the cracks and noise, it seems a terrible and hideous matter, but if you consider the causes and effects, it is a ridiculous jest. Revolt not from the Gospel, from thy faith and innocency, and though he curse, the Lord will bless. Balaam could say; Quomodo maledicam ei, cui non maledixit Dominus? How shall I curse him, whom the Lord hath not cursed? Rash and headlong ⟨p. 106⟩judgement hurts not the person de quo temerè judicatur, against whom it is denounced; but him that so indiscreetly judgeth. Qui conantur per iram aliena coereere, gra uiora committunt. To correct other mens errors in anger, is to commit a greater error then theirs. Let not the thunders of malignant opposers dishearten thy zeal mThe just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
2. That wee must not shrinke from our profession, though we know it to be the fewell that maintains this fire. Daniell leaues not his God, though he be shewed the Lyons; nor those three seruants their integritie and abomination of the Idoll, though the heat of the fire be septupled. Let the Pope spue out his execrations, interdictions, and maledictions (for his holie mouth is full of curses) yet keepe wee our faith: it is better to haue the Pope curse vs, then God. His curse is but like Domitians thunder: if you giue care to the crackes and noyse, it seemes a terrible and hideous matter, but if you consider the causes and effects, it is a ridiculous iest. Reuolt not from the Gospell, from thy faith and innocencie, and though he curse, the Lord will blesse. Balaam could say; Quomodo maledicam ei, cui non maledixit Dominus? How shall I curse him, whom the Lord hath not cursed? Rash and headlong ⟨p. 106⟩