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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. There is a path of malice, and they that travel it, are bound for the Enemy. Their evil eye is vexed at Gods goodness: and their hands of desolation would undo his mercies. Other mens health is their sickness, others weal their woe. The Jesuits and their bloody Proselytes are pilgrims in this way. We know by experience the scope of their walks. Their malice was strong, as Savire in saxa; but they would turn Jerusalem in aceruum Lapidum; into a heap of stones. Yea such was their rage: that Nil reliqui fecerunt, ⟨p. 142⟩Ut non ipsis elementis fieret iniuria; they spared not to let the elements know the madness of their violence. They could not draw fire from heaven, (their betters could not do it in the days of Christ on earth) therefore they seek it, they dig it from hell. Flectere cùm nequeunt Superos, Acheronta movebunt. Here was a malicious walking.
2. There is a path of malice, and they that trauell it, are bound for the Enemie. Their euill eye is vexed at Gods goodnes: and their hands of desolation would vndoe his mercies. Other mens health is their sicknes, others weale their woe. The Iesuites and their bloudy Proselyts are pilgrims in this way. We know by experience the scope of their walkes. Their malice was strong, as Sauire in saxa; but they would turne Ierusalem in aceruum Lapidum; into a heape of stones. Yea such was their rage: that Nil reliqui fecerunt, ⟨p. 142⟩Vt non ipsis elementis fieret iniuria; they spared not to let the elements know the madnesse of their violence. They could not draw fire from heauen, (their betters could not do it in the dayes of Christ on earth) therefore they seeke it, they digge it from hell. Flectere cùm nequeunt Superos, Acheronta movebunt. Here was a malicious walking.
3. There is a counterfeit path; & the Travellers make as if they walked in love, but their love is dissimulation. It is not dilectio vera, true love, which S. Joh. speaks