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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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What can then be pleated for our accursed Impropriations? Did the heavenly Wisdom ever give you those riches? Show us your Patent, and we will believe you. If ever God did convey his own portion to you show us his hand and seal for it. Where did ever Jesus pass away his royal prerogative, or acknowledge any fine before a Judge; that you say, Haec nostra sunt; these are ours? What money did, you ever pay him for them? where is your acquittance? Show your discharge. O but you plead prescription! If you were not past shame, you would never dare to prescribe against the eternal God. Nullum tempus occurrit Regi: the king of heaven had these from the beginning, and will you now plead prescription? You may thus undo the poor Minister in these terrene Courts, but your plea shall be damned in the Courts of God. We can produce his act and deed, whereby he separated ⟨p. 260⟩Tenths to himself: have you nothing to show, and will you take away his inheritance? Go to, you have a Law, and by your own law this proceeding is intolerable. You say, you hold them by your law, by your law you shall be condemned.
What can then be pleated for our accursed Impropriations? Did the heauenly Wisedome euer giue you those riches? Shew vs your Patent, and wee will beleeue you. If euer God did conuey his owne portion to you shew vs his hand and seale for it. Where did euer Iesus passe away his royall prerogatiue, or acknowledge any fine before a Iudge; that you say, Haec nostra sunt; these are ours? What money did, you euer pay him for them? where is your acquitance? Shew your discharge. O but you plead prescription! If you were not past shame, you would neuer dare to prescribe against the eternall God. Nullum tempus occurrit Regi: the king of heauen had these from the beginning, and will you now plead prescription? You may thus vndoe the poore Minister in these terrene Courts, but your plea shall bee damned in the Courts of God. We can produce his act and deed, whereby hee separated ⟨p. 260⟩Tenths to himselfe: haue you nothing to shew, and will you take away his inheritance? Goe to, you haue a Law, and by your owne law this proceeding is intolerable. You say, you hold them by your law, by your law you shall be condemned.