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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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Theft some punished with death, other with double restitution. Cato being asked, Quid foenerari? what it was to practise usury; answered, Quid hominem •ccidere? the same, that to kill a man. 9. They so hated and avoided falsehood and lying, that they would not suffer a man to be witness against his enemy. 10. They thought it unlawful to covet other mens goods. One of them said, Concupiscere alien•, sit à me alienate.
Theft some punished with death, other with double restitution. Cato being asked, Quid foenerari? what it was to practise vsury; answered, Quid hominem •ccidere? the same, that to kill a man. 9. They so hated and auoided falshood and lying, that they would not suffer a man to be witnesse against his enemy. 10. They thought it vnlawfull to couet other mens goods. One of them said, Concupiscere alien•, sit à me alienat•.
But now their natural knowledge being so obscured, shall yet the Law of nature condemn? yes, for kthe invisible things of God might be understood by the things that are made: so that they are without excuse. God could not be apprehended by them any other way then by nature: yet sinning against him they are without excuse. lPour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not: mand upon the kingdoms that have not called on thy name. nHe shall come in flaming fire, taking vengeance on them that know not God. By this shall many millions of men be condemned. Inexcusabilis oft omnis peccator, vel reat• originis. Original guilt makes us inexcusable, without voluntary additament.