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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
The second Sermon. › Our selves.The second Sermon. › Our selues.
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1. By spending them upon works of Superstition, to the dishonour of God. And this is a high degree of ingratitude; When God hath given them a sword to defend themselves, and they turn the point of it upon his own breast. So God gave Israel sheep and oxen, and they offer them up to Baal. Many in England are beholding to God for great revenues, lands, and Lordships; and they therewith maintain Jesuits and Seminaries, his professed enemies. These use their riches as the Israelites did their ear-rings and jewels: God gave them for their own ornament, and they turn them to an Idol.
1. By spending them vpon workes of Superstition, to the dishonour of God. And this is a high degree of ingratitude; When God hath giuen them a sword to defend themselues, and they turne the poynt of it vpon his owne brest. So God gaue Israell sheepe and oxen, and they offer them vp to Baall. Many in England are beholding to God for great reuenewes, lands, and Lordships; and they therewith maintaine Iesuites and Seminaries, his professed enemies. These vse their riches as the Israelites did their eare-rings and iewels: God gaue them for their owne ornament, and they turne them to an Idoll.
2. By malice, in abusing them to unnecessary quarrels & contentions of Law; to the hindrance of Gods peace and their neighbours welfare. When men will put out one of their own eyes, to put out both their neighbours: Nay both their own, for one of his. Thus what they get by the happiness of foreign peace, they spend in civill wars. How unnatural is it for one hand thus to beat and wound another! Either of them gets a shell: You know who goes away with the meat.
2. By malice, in abusing them to vnnecessary quarrels & contentions of Law; to the hindrance of Gods peace and their neighbours welfare. When men will put out one of their owne eyes, to put out both their neighbours: Nay both their owne, for one of his. Thus what they get by the happines of forraine peace, they spend in ciuill warres. How vnnaturall is it for one hand thus to beate and wound another! Eyther of them gets a shell: You know who goes away with the meate.