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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.
You see, I am quickly got up these two latter stairs: Some more special use remains only to be made, and so give way to conclusion. I will take from these three branches, a just reproof of three sorts of people: Refusers, Intruders, Back-sliders. Refusers to come, being called. Intruders, that come being not prepared. And Back-sliders, that make vows, but not keep them. The first say not, We will go into thy house. The second say, We will go into ⟨p. 217⟩thy house, but not with burnt offerings. The last deny not both the former: We will go into thy house, and with burnt offerings; but non soluent vota; they will not pay their vows.
You see, I am quickly got vp these two latter stayres: Some more speciall vse remaines onely to be made, and so giue way to conclusion. I will take from these three branches, a iust reproofe of three sorts of people: Refusers, Intruders, Back-sliders. Refusers to come, being called. Intruders, that come being not prepared. And Back-sliders, that make vowes, but not keepe them. The first say not, We will goe into thy house. The second say, We will goe into ⟨p. 217⟩thy house, but not with burnt offerings. The last deny not both the former: We will goe into thy house, and with burnt offerings; but non soluent vota; they will not pay their vowes.
1. Refusers or Recusants are of two sorts; Papists, and Separatists, or Schismatics.
1. Refusers or Recusants are of two sorts; Papists, and Separatists, or Schismatikes.