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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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This last is the Father of my Text: and it is fit, that we being to speak of the child, should first look a little ⟨p. 226⟩into his Parentage. Patrique simillima proles. It is this. Let him that is taught in the word, communicate to him that teacheth in all good things.
This last is the Father of my Text: and it is fitte, that we being to speake of the childe, should first looke a little ⟨p. 226⟩into his Parentage. Patrique simillima proles. It is this. Let him that is taught in the word, communicate to him that teacheth in all good things.
This, one would think, should stand like the Sun, all men blessing it: yet Mammon hath suborned some dogs to bark against it. Will they say, Let him is only permissive? They shall find it was imperative; aLet there be light, and there was light. Though their sensible hearts want the obedience of these insensible creatures. Or will they except against Taught; as if they that vvill not be taught, were not bound? Indeed many are better fed then taught; otherwise they would not deny food to his body, that does not deny food to their souls. Or perhaps they will plead Indignitatem docentis, the unworthiness of the Teacher. And what Paul shall be worthy if every Barbarian may censure him? But non tollatur divinum debi•um, propter humanam debilitatem. Let not God lose his right, for mans weakness. bYou have robbed me, saith God; not my Ministers.
This, one would thinke, should stand like the Sunne, all men blessing it: yet Mammon hath suborned some dogges to barke against it. Will they say, Let him is onely permissi•e? They shall finde it was imperatiue;