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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Over our heads.
Ouer our heads.
This notes their bloodiness, unpacifiable but by our slaughters. The pressing, racking, or breaking of our inferior limbs contents not their malice: they must wound the most sensible and vital part, our heads. The Lord be blessed, that hath now freed us from these bloody ⟨p. 170⟩ridings; and sent us peace with Truth. Yet can we not be forgetful of the past calamities in this Land; nor insensible of the present in other places. The time was when the Boners and butchers rode over the faces of Gods Saints, and madefied the earth with their bloods; every drop whereof begot a new believer. When they martyred the living with the dead; burnt the impotent wife with the husband; who is content to die with him, with whom she may not live; yea, rejoicing to go together to their Saviour. When they threw the new-born (yea scarce-borne) infant, dropping out of the mothers belly, into the mothers flames: whom, if they had been Christians, they would first have Christened, if not cherished. This was a fiery zeal indeed; set on flame with the fire of hell. They love fire still: they were then for fagots, they are now for powder. If these be Catholics, there are no Cannibals. They were then mounted on horses of authority, now they ride on the wings of policy.
This notes their bloudinesse, vnpacifiable but by our slaughters. The pressing, racking, or breaking of our inferiour limbes contents not their malice: they must wound the most sensible and vitall part, our heads. The Lord be blessed, that hath now freed vs from these bloudie ⟨p. 170⟩ridings; and sent vs peace with Truth. Yet can wee not be forgetful of the past calamities in this Land; nor insensible of the present in other places. The time vvas when the Bonners and butchers rode ouer the faces of Gods Saints, and madefied the earth with their blouds; euery drop whereof begot a new beleeuer. When they martyred the liuing with the dead; burnt the impotent wife with the husband; who is content to die with him, with whom she may not liue; yea, reioycing to go together to their Sauior. When they threw the new-born (yea scarce-borne) infant, dropping out of the mothers belly, into the mothers flames: whom, if they had been Christians, they would first haue Christned, if not cherished. This was a fiery zeale indeed; set on flame with the fire of hell. They loue fire still: they were then for fagots, they are now for powder. If these be Catholikes, there are no Canibals. They were then mounted on horses of authority, now they ride on the wings of policy.