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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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Indeed there was a time, when Christ forbade the publishing of his benefit. Mark. 1. to the Leper; See thou say 1nothing to any man of it. But he went out, and began to publish it much, & to blaze abroad the matter. I know, diverse Divines, by curious distinctions, have gone about to excuse the matter; by making this an admonitory, not an obligatory precept. But I subscribe to Calvin and Marlorat, who tax it for an offence, and manifest breach of Christs commandment. And Jerome on that place sayes, that Non erat necesse ut sermone jactaret, quod corpore praeferebat. His tongue might be silent, for his whole body was turned into a tongue to publish it. The act was good, but not good at that time. Disobedient he was, be it granted: yet of all disobedient men commend me to him. Let not then any politic or sinister respects tie up our tongues, from blessing him that hath blessed us. Suffocate not the fire of zeal in thy heart by silent lips, lest it prove key-cold. But say with our Prophet, iMy foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations vvill I bless the Lord.
Indeed there was a time, when Christ forbad the publishing of his benefite. Mark. 1. to the Leper; See thou say 1nothing to any man of it. But he went out, and began to publish it much, & to blaze abroad the matter. I know, diuerse Diuines, by curious distinctions, haue gone about to excuse the matter; by making this an admonitory, not an obligatory precept. But I subscribe to Caluin and Marlorat, who taxe it for an offence, and manifest breach of Christs commandement. And Ierome on that place sayes, that Non erat necesse vt sermone iactaret, quod corpore praeferebat. His tongue might be silent, for his whole body was turned into a tongue to publish it. The act was good, but not good at that time. Disobedient he was, be it granted: yet of all disobedient men commend me to him. Let not then any politicke or sinister respects tye vp our tongues, from blessing him that hath blessed vs. Suffocate not the fire of zeale in thy heart by silent lips, lest it proue key-cold. But say with our Prophet,