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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. 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, ⟨p. 118⟩adulterate, and mingled with the dross of humane Traditions, that they shall not be able to perceive or receive it.
1. He poysons some hearts with hereticall poynts of doctrine; which being lightly most pleasing to the flesh, are drunke with thirstie attention. Heresie is (thus defined) humanosensu electa, Scripturae sacrae contraria, palam docta, pertinaciter defensa: begot of mans braine, contrary to the holy Scriptures, openly taught, and peremptorily defended. By this, so farre as the flesh in man preuailes against the Spirit, Sathan preuailes against the truth. So that if they must needs haue any of the pure gold of Gods word, it shall be so sophisticated, ⟨p. 118⟩