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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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4. By infecting their hearts with covetousness, and extending their desires to an insatiable wealth. With this pill he poisoned Demas; and Judas before him, and thousands after him. The Chair of Rome is filled with this pestilence. England hath found it, though many Princes will not find it. When the revenues of the Crown amounted not to half the Popes yearly taxes. But we are well eased of that unsupportable burden: Edward the 3. begun it, for he first made the Premunire against the Pope: and our succeeding Christian Princes have quite thrown him out of the saddle. God did not make his law so long, but man might easily remember it; comprising it all in ten Commandments. But the Pope hath curtailed it, & made it far shorter; abridging the ten commandments into two words; Da pecuniam Give money. And for this the whole law shall be dispensed with. Experience hath still proved, that money was the Apostolical arguments of Rome. An Emperor paid for his absolution 120000. ounces of gold: a dear reckoning for those wares, that cost the Pope nothing.
4. By infecting their hearts with couetousnesse, and extending their desires to an insatiable wealth. With this pill he poison'd Demas; and Iudas before him, and thousands after him. The Chaire of Rome is filled with this pestilence. England hath found it, though many Princes will not find it. When the reuenues of the Crowne amounted not to halfe the Popes yearly taxes. But we are well eased of that vnsupportable burden: Edward the 3. begun it, for he first made the Premunire against the Pope: and our succeeding Christian Princes haue quite throwne him out of the saddle. God did not make his law so long, but man might easily remember it; comprising it all in ten Commandements. But the Pope hath curtalled it, & made it far shorter; abridging the ten commandements into two words; Da pecuniam Giue money. And for this the whole law shall be dispensed with. Experience hath still proued, that money was the Apostolicall arguments of Rome. An Emperour paid for his absolution 120000. ounces of gold: a deare reckoning for those wares, that cost the Pope nothing.
In the reign of Hen. 3. The Pope required the tenths of all the moveables in England, Ireland, & Wales: and