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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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To come from example to application. It is Gods command concerning Princes; Touch not mine Anointed. The Papists will touch them with the hand of death? Why, they have warrant from the Pope. Gods Word says not so, either in precept or precedent. If any King in Gods book had been deposed by a Priest, all the Schools and Pulpits would have rung of it: we should have had no rule with the Church of Rome. But it falls out happily; Ut quod praecepto non jubetur, etiam exemplo careat. That as it is not commanded by charge, so nor commended by examples. But will they still argue for this shedding of the blood-royal? The gallows confutes them here; but their worst confutation vvill be confusion hereafter.
To come from example to application. It is Gods cō mand concerning Princes; Touch not mine Anointed. The Papists will touch them with the hand of death? VVhy, they haue warrant from the Pope. Gods Word saies not so, either in precept or precedent. If any King in Gods booke had beene deposed by a Priest, all the Schooles and Pulpits would haue rung of it: wee should haue had no rule with the Church of Rome. But it falls out happily; Ut quod praecepto non iubetur, etiam exemplo careat. That as it is not commanded by charge, so nor commended by examples. But will they still argue for this shedding of the bloud-royall? The gallhouse confutes them heere; but their worst confutation vvill be confusion hereafter.
God says thou shalt not put thy money to usury: thou hast found out many distinctions to satisfy thy conscience, or rather thy covetousness. Gods word & thy will are at odds. He says, Thou shalt not: thou sayest, thou may est. On these and these terms, Hell fire shall decide the question. Relieve the poor, saith the Lord. Thou suckest their bloods rather: but howsoever wilt give nothing. Why, may we not do with our own what we list? Well, this same Ite maledict•; Go ye cursed, is a fearful and unanswerable argument. Thus flesh and ⟨p. 234⟩blood speeds, when it will deal with God on terms of disputation. If Gods own reason, Thou shalt not do this, be not stronger then all ours now; it shall be one day.