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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. Others are wrought to hate it only for second and sinister respects. The Masters of that Damosel Act. 116. Possessed with a spirit of divination, seeing the hope of their gains gone, brought Paul and Silas to scourging; and never left them, till they saw them in prison. When Demetrius perceived the ruin (not so much of the Ephesian 2Diana, as) of his own Diana, gain and commodity in making of silver shrines; he sets all Ephesus in a tumult. The loss of profit or pleasure by the Gospel, is ground enough of malice and madness against it. Cannot a tyrant be bloody, cannot an oppressor ⟨p. 122⟩depopulate, an usurer make benefit of his money, a swearer brave with blasphemies, a drunkard keep his tavern-session but the Pulpits must ring of it? Down shall that Gospel come, if they can subject it, that will not let them run to hell untroubled. Non turbant Evangelium, •um ab Evangelio non turbentur: let them alone, and they will let you alone. But if you fight against their sins with the sword of the Spirit, they will have you by the ears, and salute you with the sword of death. You see the fires that the Devil Kindleth. It is objected.
2. Others are wrought to hate it onely for second and simister respects. The Masters of that Damosell Act. 116. Possessed with a spirit of diuination, seeing the hope of their gaines gone, brought Paul and Silas to scourging; and neuer left them, till they saw them in prison. When Demetrius perceiued the ruine (not so much of the Ephesian 2Diana, as) of his owne Diana, gaine and commoditie in making of siluer shrines; he sets all Ephesus in a tumult. The losse of profite or pleasure by the Gospell, is ground enough of malice and madnesse against it. Cannot a tyrant be bloudie, cannot an oppressor