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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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5. Aequitas Sententiae; the equity of Sentence; it shall be given upon good testimony. Ambrose says, It is not the part of a Judge to condemn any man without an accuser. Christ did not cast away Judas, though he knew him a thief, because he was not accused. When that adulteress was left alone before Christ, he said nWoman where are thine accusers? Hath no man condemned thee? She said, ⟨p. 107⟩No man, Lord. Then said Jesus; Neither do I condemn thee: go and sin no more. But here shall be no want of accusers; their own conscience, all the creatures, all the Elements, Angels, men, devils shall accuse: then Christ shall judge. Heu miser! sic deprehensus quò fugias? 2Latere erit impossibile, apparere intolerabile. Whither wilt thou fly, O wretch thus accused? To lie hidden it will be impossible, to appear, insufferable. oEvery man shall receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or evil. The same, neither more nor less, but just weight. The wicked wrought their pleasure while God did suffer: therefore God will work his pleasure while they suffer.
5. Aequitas Sententiae; the equity of Sentence; it shal be giuen vpon good testimonie. Ambrose saies, It is not the part of a Iudge to condemne any man without an accuser. Christ did not cast away Iudas, though hee knew him a theefe, because he was not accused. When that adulteresse was left alone before Christ, he said nWoman where are thine accusers? Hath no man condemned thee? She said, ⟨p. 107⟩No man, Lord. Then said Iesus; Neither doe I condemne thee: goe and sinne no more. But here shall be no want of accusers; their owne conscience, all the creatures, all the Elements, Angels, men, diuells shall accuse: then Christ shall iudge. Heu miser! sic deprehensus quò fugias? 2