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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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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. dLet no man deceive you with vain words: for, for these things, the wrath of God shall come upon the children of disobedience. Be not deceived.
God sayes thou shalt not put thy money to vsury: thou hast found out many distinctions to satisfie thy conscience, or rather thy couetousnesse. Gods word & thy will are at oddes. He sayes, Thou shalt not: thou sayest, thou may est. On these and these termes, Hell fire shall decide the question. Relieue the poore, saith the Lord. Thou suckest their blouds rather: but howsoeuer wilt giue nothing. Why, may we not doe with our owne vvhat wee list? Well, this same Ite maledict•; Goe yee cursed, is a fearefull and vnanswerable argument. Thus flesh and ⟨p. 234⟩bloud speedes, when it will deale with God on termes of disputation. If Gods owne reason, Thou shalt not do this, be not stronger then all ours now; it shal be one day. dLet no man deceiue you with vaine wordes: for, for these things, the wrath of God shall come vpon the children of disobedience. Be not deceiued.