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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. These riches are well disposed or used. Piety not ⟨p. 259⟩lust, rules them. He whom Gods blessings hath made rich, gives God his part, man his part, and keeps the thirds to himself. He returns part.
2. These riches are well disposed or vsed. Pietie not ⟨p. 259⟩lust, rules them. He whom Gods blessings hath made rich, giues God his part, man his part, and keepes the thirds to himselfe. He returnes part.
1. To God: it is reason that he who gives all should have part of all. And because thou shouldest not grudge it, he challengeth but a little part, but the tenth part, wretched men, that will not give him one, that gave them ten. As Pilates wife sent her husband word; cHave thou nothing to do with that just man: meddle not with Gods portion; lest a voice come to thee, as to Abimelech, dThou art but a dead man. This was good Jacobs resolution; eof all that thou shalt give me, I will sure: ly give the tenth unto thee. Go too now ye that say, the Gospel hath no law for Tithes; and that they were merely ceremonial. Jacob payed them under nature: they are therefore unnatural men that deny them. You can find no law commanding your payment, but you shall find a law condemning your non payment.
1. To God: it is reason that he who giues all should haue part of all. And because thou shouldest not grudge it, hee chalengeth but a litle part, but the tenth part, wretched men, that will not giue him one, that gaue them tenne. As Pilates wife sent her husband word;