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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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The next book is the Law: that others shall be judged by this, it is clear without question. pAs many as have sinned in the Law, shall be judged by the Law. The Jews shall be thus judged rather then the Gentiles, who had not the Law written. The Law of Moses did only bind the Hebrews, the Prophets were not commanded to publish it to the Gentiles. Paul calls the times before Christ, qthe times of ignorance; and the Gospel ra mystery kept secret since the world began. Now to object, first that the Jewish Merchants taught other Nations the Law, ⟨p. 116⟩is vain: for they were generally more apt discere religionem alienam, quàm docere suam; to learn false religions, then to teach the true. And many of them did not even by their own types and sacrifices, perfectly understand the sacrifice of Christ. Then to say, their books were manifest, is false: for the Jews kept them. sUnto them were committed the oracles of God. They were first d•positarij, then economy, dispensers. tFor out of Zion shall go forth the Law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. uHe showeth his word unto Jacob, his statutes unto Israel, he hath not dealt so with any Nation. So Christ to the Samaritan woman; xSalvation is of the Jews. Now as this crediting facit ad honorem persona cui confidimus. Ambr. makes to the honour of the person whom we credit. This was a great credit to the Jews; so it brings them to a strict account: exigendum cum us•is; as in the Talents; God looks for his own with usury. Some of them kept them in their hands, but not in their hearts; alijs magis profu•ura quàm ipsis. Erasm. for the benefit of other, more then of themselves.