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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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But what speak I of their particular treasons? a private treachery was but like the French Tourney at Chalons. Parvum bellum; a little war: we are to consider their great Fir•s, which they have kindled in the Christian world: when the Princes would never have broke mutual peace had not the Devil set on the Pope, and the Pope set on them to this eager contention. But lightly as Mars and money made them Popes; so Mars and Simony held them rich Popes. And now through Satan's help they have brought it about; that as at first no Pope might be chosen without the Emperor, so now no Emperor must be chosen without the Pope. Both the swords are their claim; and they will have them both, or they will lift them up both against the deniers: and where the sword spiritual may not ⟨p. 151⟩be admitted, they will make way for it with the sword temporal. It is fit, they say, that they should bear temporal rule, that follow nearest to God: but the Pope and his Clergy follow nearest to God: therefore are the fittest men to rule. It is answered, if God be here taken for that God, which S. Paul speaks of, the Belly: they follow nearest indeed. From the other and only 1true God, they are far enough. If they were not, they would use only spiritual war against the kingdom of Satan; and not meddle with temporal war against the kingdoms of Christian Princes. Plead what they can from the wrested Scriptures, and misunderstood Fathers; yet Frustra Apostolica authoritas pratenditur, ubi Apostolica Scriptura contemnitur: in vain is Apostolic authority pretended, where Apostolic Scripture is despised, or peruerted. Non cripit mortalia, qui regna dat coelestia. That God warrants not the taking away of earthly kingdoms, that gives the kingdom of heaven.
But what speake I of their particular treasons? a priuate treachery was but like the French Torney at Chalons. Parvum bellum; a litle warre: wee areto consider their great Fir•s, which they haue kindled in the Christion world: when the Princes would neuer haue broke mutuall peace had not the Deuill set on the Pope, and the Pope set on them to this eger contention. But lightly as Mars and money made them Popes; so Mars and Symonie held them rich Popes. And now through Sathans helpe they haue brought it about; that as at first no Pope might be chosen without the Emperour, so now no Emperour must bee chosen without the Pope. Both the swords are their claime; and they will haue them both, or they will lift them vp both against the deniers: and where the sword spirituall may not