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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. First he begets in a mans mind a dislike of the word for it self. This man esteems preaching but folly: he sees no good it doth, to have one prattling an hour or two in a Pulpit. He is a parishioner to two parishes: to the Congregation he lives with, Quoad corpus; to the Synagogue of Satan, Quoad animam. 1. 1Cor. 1. The preaching of the Cross is to them that perish, foolishness: but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. It is horrible when man, dust and ashes, mere folly; shall censure the Wisdom of God. Let them have their wills, be it in their account folly; yet it pleaseth 2God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. And without this they must live in error, and die in terror: hell fire will make them change their opinions.
1. First he begets in a mans minde a dislike of the word for it selfe. This man esteemes preaching but follie: he sees no good it doth, to haue one pratling an houre or two in a Pulpit. He is a parishioner to two parishes: to the Congregation he liues with, Quoad corpus; to the Synagogue of Satan, Quoad animam. 1. 1Cor. 1. The preaching of the Crosse is to them that perish, foolishnes: but vnto vs which are saued it is the power of God. It is horrible when man, dust and ashes, meere follie; shall censure the Wisedome of God. Let them haue their wils, be it in their account follie; yet it pleaseth 2God by the foolishnes of preaching to saue them that beleeue. And without this they must liue in errour, and die in terrour: hell fire will make them change their opinions.