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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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So that suffering for Jesus, is a thing to which he promiseth an ample reward. No man shall for sake parents, or friends, or inheritance, or living, or life for my sake; but he shall have in exchange a hundred fold so much comfort in this life, and in the world to come life everlasting. But all times and occasions yield not warrant for such a service. Much less can the Seminaries, dying in England for treason, arrogate to themselves the glory of Martyrdom; though a vicious affectation of it hath heartened and hardened them to such a prodigality of their bloods. They come not to maintain the verity of Scriptures, but the vanity of Traditions; the entangling perplexities of Schoolmen, the obscure, tetricall, and contradictory assertions of Popes: who commands them to steal that with their lives, which not only is in involved being, but in future contingence; whatsoever the Roman Church, that is the Pope, shall hereafter constitute or declare.
So that suffering for Iesus, is a thing to which he promiseth an ample reward. No man shall for sake parents, or friends, or inheritance, or liuing, or life for my sake; but hee shall haue in exchange a hundred fold so much comfort in this life, and in the world to come life euerlasting. But all times and occasions yeeld not warrant for such a seruice. Much lesse can the Seminaries, dying in England for treason, arrogate to themselues the glory of Martyrdome; though a vicious affectation of it hath hartned and hardned them to such a prodigality of their blouds. They come not to maintaine the verity of Scriptures, but the vanity of Traditions; the entangling perplexities of Schoolemen, the obscure, tetricall, and contradictory assertions of Popes: who commands them to steale that with their liues, which not onely is in inuolued beeing, but in future contingence; whatsoeuer the Romane Church, that is the Pope, shall heereafter constitute or declare.
2. From the latter words; Through fire and water, observe; that the children of God must not expect a gentle and soft entertainment in this world, but hard exigents; when to fly from their enemies they are fain to pass through fire and water. Affliction for the Gospel is called by Paul, the marks of the Lord Jesus. The world often