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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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I am sure, Gods law gives tithes to his Church: but say they, that Law is abolished; repealed by a new Act of Parliament. Paul in his Epistle frees us from the old Law. Indeed Paul speaking of our Sanctification and Salvation; notes our deliverance from the Lusts of the Flesh, ⟨p. 227⟩and from the lists of the Law. From the Ceremonial Law wholly, from the Moral only so far as it shall not condemn those in Christ. But who, save an Advocate of Mammon, will limit Tenths to Ceremony? God requires a portion of our Time, of our Goods: the Seventh of our time, the Tenth of our goods: and we have those, that turn both into Ceremony. Such make the Sabbath it self a mere Ceremony. But be not deceived, God is not mocked.
I am sure, Gods law giues tythes to his Church: but say they, that Law is abolished; repealed by a new Act of Parliament. Paul in his Epistle frees vs from the olde Law. Indeed Paul speaking of our Sanctification and Saluation; notes our deliuerance from the Lusts of the Flesh, ⟨p. 227⟩and from the lists of the Law. From the Ceremoniall Law wholly, from the Morall onely so farre as it shall not condemne those in Christ. But who, saue an Aduocate of Mammon, will limit Tenths to Ceremony? God requires a portion of our Time, of our Goods: the Seuenth of our time, the Tenth of our goods: and wee haue those, that turne both into Ceremony. Such make the Sabbath it selfe a meere Ceremony. But bee not deceiued, God is not mocked.
This same [Greek or Hebrew], In all good things, is of some latitude. Many will allow some of their goods, but they snarl at Pauls In omnibus. The Minister shall have the Easter-book, perhaps some other trifles: it may be (against their wills) wool and lambs: but shall the black coat carry away the Tithe-shock? The gummed Taffeta Gentleman would fret out at this. They plead to their Vicar, We give what the Law allows. What their Law, not what the Gospel. And yet they hope not to be saved by the Law, but by the Gospel.