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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 Openly he opposeth not only his Principalities infernal, but also Powers terrestrial against it. What preacher ever began to sing with a clear breast, the songs of Zion; for many hundred years under the Popes reach: but instantly, Pope, Cardinals, Fryers, Devils cursed him with belles and candles, and were ready to burn him in flames! Saevit mundus, cùm oftenditur immundus. The world is mad, that his dominion and damnation should be spoken against.
1 Openly he opposeth not onely his Principalities infernall, but also Powers terrestriall against it. What preacher euer beganne to sing with a cleare brest, the songs of Sion; for many hundred yeares vnder the Popes reach: but instantly, Pope, Cardinals, Fryers, Deuils cursed him with belles and candles, and were readie to burne him in flames! Saeuit mundus, cùm oftenditur immundus. The world is mad, that his dominion and damnation should be spoken against.
2. Secretly he hinders the free preaching of the Gospel, by corrupting their hearts that are deputed to that office. And this he effecteth by infusion of these four hellish ingredients: Heresy against truth: Schism against peace: Popularity against simplicity; and covetise against Charity.
2. Secretly he hinders the free preaching of the Gospell, by corrupting their hearts that are deputed to that office. And this he effecteth by infusion of these foure hellish ingredients: Heresie against truth: Schisme against peace: Popularitie against simplicitie; and couetice against Charitie.
1. He poisons some hearts with heretical points of doctrine; which being lightly most pleasing to the flesh, are drunk with thirsty attention. Heresy is (thus defined) humanosensu electa, Scripturae sacrae contraria, palam docta, pertinaciter defensa: begot of mans brain, contrary to the holy Scriptures, openly taught, and peremptorily defended. By this, so far as the flesh in man prevails against the Spirit, Satan prevails against the truth. So that if they must needs have any of the pure gold of Gods word, it shall be so sophisticated,