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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. Some are blotted out, non secundum rei veritatem, sed hominum opinionem: not according to the truth of the thing, but according to mens opinion. It is usual in the Scriptures, to say a thing is done, quando innotescat fieri, when it is declared to be done. Hypocrites have a simulation of outward sanctity, so that men in charity judge them to be written in heaven. But when those glistering stars appear to be only Ignes fatui, foolish meteors; and fall from the firmament of the Church; then we say they are blotted out. The written ex existentiâ, by a perfect being, never lost; but ex apparentiâ, by a dissembled appearance, may. Some God so writes, In se ut simpliciter habituri vitam; that they have life simply in themselves, though not of themselves. Others he so writes, ut habeant non in se, sed in sua causa; from which falling they are said to be obliterated. Aquin.
2. Some are blotted out, non secundum rei veritatem, sed hominum opinionem: not according to the truth of the thing, but according to mens opinion. It is vsuall in the Scriptures, to say a thing is done, quando innotescat fieri, when it is declared to bee done. Hypocrites haue a simulation of outward sanctitie, so that men in charity iudge them to be written in heauen. But when those glistering starres appeare to be onely Ignes fatui, foolish meteors; and fall from the firmament of the Church; then we say they are blotted out. The written ex existentiâ, by a perfect being, neuer lost; but ex apparentiâ, by a dissembled appearance, may. Some God so writes, In se vt simpliciter habituri vitam; that they haue life simply in themselues, though not of themselues. Others hee so writes, vt habeant non in se, sed in sua causa; from which falling they are said to be obliterated. Aquin.
3. Augustine says, we must not so take it, that God first writes, and then dasheth out. For if a Pilate could say, Quod scripsi, scripsi; what I have written, I have written; and it shall stand. Shall God say, Quod scripsi expungam, what I have written I will wipe out, and it stall not stand? They are written then Secundum spem ipsorum, qui ibi se scriptos putabant; according to their own hope that presumed their names there. And are blotted out, Quando ipsis constet illos non ibi fuisse; when it is manifest to themselves that their names never had any such honour of inscription. This even that Psalm strengthens, whence they fetch their opposition.