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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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It is therefore as great arrogancy in the Pope to call himself Caput Ecclesiae, Head of the Church; as for a subject to keep himself in commission in the presence ⟨p. 56⟩of the King. But they distinguish of heads; there is a Principal, and a Ministerial Head. Christ is not so weak in himself, or so respectless of us, as to need any Ministerial head. Indeed there be Heads Materialiter, who are no other then principal members. So Saul was called Head of the Tribes, Psal. 18. 43. Thou hast made me the head of the heathen, 2. Sam. 23. 8. The Tachmonite head of the Captains. Nehem. 11. 16. Jozabad head of the Levites. The eldest was called head of the family, Exod. 6. 14. These be the heads of their fathers houses. But there is a Head Formaliter, to give sense, motion, virtue, governance: this none but only Christ.
It is therefore as great arrogancy in the Pope to call himselfe Caput Ecclesiae, Head of the Church; as for a subiect to keepe himselfe in commission in the presence ⟨p. 56⟩of the King. But they distinguish of heads; there is a Principall, and a Ministeriall Head. Christ is not so weake in himselfe, or so respectlesse of vs, as to need any Ministeriall head. Indeed there be Heads Materialiter, who are no other then principall members. So Saul was called Head of the Tribes, Psal. 18. 43. Thou hast made me the head of the heathen, 2. Sam. 23. 8. The Tachmonite head of the Captaines. Nehem. 11. 16. Iozabad head of the Leuites. The eldest was called head of the familie, Exod. 6. 14. These bee the heads of their fathers houses. But there is a Head Formaliter, to giue sense, motion, vertue, gouernance: this none but onely Christ.