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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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Chrysostom on that aphorism of Christ, kYe cannot serve God and Mammon observes: that he doth not say, Ye cannot have God and Mammon; but ye cannot serve God and Mammon: for he that is the servant of God, must be the master of his wealth. The Lord Jesus is able to sanctify and save the rich mans soul as well as the poor's: and to send poor Lazarus into the bosom of rich Abraham. Where consider not ⟨p. 255⟩onely lQui sublatus, but Quò sublatus. Poor, but good Lazarus, is carried into Rich, but good Abraham's bosom: to signify that neither Poverty deserves heaven, nor Riches hell. Divitiae non iniquae, sed iniquis. Riches are not unrighteous, but to the unrighteous. Nec culpabile est habere ista; sed harere istis. It is not a sin to have them, but to trust them.
Chrysostome on that aphorisme of Christ, kYee cannot serue God and Mammon obserues: that hee doth not say, Yee cannot haue God and Mammon; but ye cannot serue God and Mammon: for hee that is the seruant of God, must bee the master of his wealth. The Lord Iesus is able to sanctifie and saue the rich mans soule as well as the poores: and to send poore Lazarus into the bosome of rich Abraham. Where consider not ⟨p. 255⟩onely lQui sublatus, but Quò sublatus. Poore, but good Lazarus, is carried into Rich, but good Abrahams bosome: to signifie that neither Pouertie deserues heauen, nor Riches hell. Diuitiae non iniquae, sed iniquis. Riches are not vnrighteous, but to the vnrighteous. Nec culpabile est habere ista; sed harere istis. It is not a sinne to haue them, but to trust them.
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