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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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We object further Christs promise. aWhatsoever you shall ask the Father in my Name, he will give it you. Not in Mary's, or Peters, but in my Name. Bellarmine answers, that there may be a Mediator between disagreeing parties three ways. 1. By declaring who hath the wrong: and so there is no controversy; for all agree that GOD is the party grieved. 2. By paying the Creditor for the Debtor; so Christ is alone Mediator. 3. By desiring the Creditor to forgive the Debtor; and in this sense, he says Angels and Saints are Mediators. But this distinction is no other then Bellarmines mincing; who indeed seems to be ashamed of the blasphemous phrases in their Missals. As Maria mater gratiae: Sancte Petre miserere mei, salua me, &c. These, saith he, are our words, but not our meanings; that Mary or Peter should confer grace on us in this life, or glory in the life to come. Yet both their School and Practice speaks more. For Aquin says, our prayers are effectual by the merits of Saints; & that Christs intercession is gotten by the patronage of Apostles, by the intervention of Martyrs, by the blood of Becket, and merits of all Saints. And the practice of the people, is to hold Angels and Saints immediate Mediators, able to satisfy and save. But as one hath well observed; if every Saint in the Popes Calendar be received as a Mediator, we shall worship unknown men, as the Athenians did unknown gods. For the best Papists doubt whether there were ever any S. George, or S. Christopher.
We obiect further Christs promise. aWhatsoeuer you shall aske the Father in my Name, he will giue it you. Not in Maries, or Peters, but in my Name. Bellarmine answers, that there may be a Mediator between disagreeing parties three waies. 1. By declaring who hath the wrong: and so there is no controuersie; for all agree that GOD is the party grieued. 2. By paying the Creditor for the Debter; so Christ is alone Mediator. 3. By desiring the Creditor to forgiue the Debter; and in this sense, he saies Angels and Saints are Mediators. But this distinction is no other then Bellarmines mincing; who indeed seemes to be ashamed of the blasphemous phrases in their Missals. As Maria mater gratiae: Sancte Petre miserere mei, salua me, &c. These, saith he, are our words, but not our meanings; that Mary or Peter should conferre grace on vs in this life, or glory in the life to come. Yet both their Schoole and Practice speakes more. For Aquin sayes, our prayers are effectuall by the merits of Saints; & that Christs intercession is gotten by the patronage of Apostles, by the interuention of Martyrs, by the bloud of Becket, and merits of all Saints. And the practice of the people, is to hold Angels and Saints immediate Mediators, able to satisfie and saue. But as one hath well obserued; if euery Saint in the Popes Calender be receiued as a Mediator, we shall worship vnknowne men, as the Athenians did vnknown gods. For the best Papists doubt whether there were euer any S. George, or S. Christopher.