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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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3. Ignorance is pleaded; I knew not the deed to be evil, or if evil, not so dangerous. Indeed Ignorance may make a sin Minus, not Nullum; a less sin, but not no sin. gI obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly, in unbelief: saith our Apostle. And hPeccata scientium peccatis ignorantium praepo•ntur. The sins of them that know, are more heinous then the sins of them that know not. But if thou hadst no other sin, thy ignorance is enough to condemn thee; for thou art bound to know. […] ea que sunt Domini nesciunt, a Domino nesciu•. 3They that will not know the Lord, the Lord will not know them. But I speak to you that may know: your ignorance is affected. kSome of you have not the knowledge of God, I speak this to your shame. lMul• ut liberiùs peccarent, libenter ignorant. Many that they may sin the more securely, are ignorant wilfully. Thus you may go blindfold to hell. Be not deceived, God is not mocked.
3. Ignorance is pleaded; I knew not the deed to bee euill, or if euil, not so dangerous. Indeed Ignorance may make a sinne Minus, not Nullum; a lesse sinne, but not no sinne. gI obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly, in vnbeleefe: saith our Apostle. And hPeccata scientium peccatis ignorantium praepo•ntur. The sinnes of them that know, are more haynous then the sins of them that know not. But if thou hadst no other sin, thy ignorance is enough to condemne thee; for thou art bound to know. 〈…〉 ea que sunt Domini nesciunt, a Domino nesciu.