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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
MANS SEED-TIME AND HARVEST: OR, Lex Talionis. › God is not mocked.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
If there be any here, (because my Text depends on that occasion) that robs his Minister of temporal food, and yet makes show to hunger after his spiritual food; though he may cozen man unseen; either by his greatness, or craftiness: Let him know, that God is not mocked.
If there be any here, (because my Text depends on that occasion) that robbes his Minister of temporal food, and yet makes shew to hunger after his spirituall food; though he may coozen man vnseene; eyther by his greatnesse, or craftines: Let him know, that Gdo is not mocked.
If there be any fraudulent Debtor, that deceives his brother of his goods, and then flatters his conscience that the merits of Christ shall acquit him: so packs all upon Christ, let him pay it: let him know that God is not mocked. The blood of Christ was not shed to pay mens debts, but Gods debts. It hath virtue enough, but no such direction. Thou injurest Christ to lay such reckonings on him. No, Vend, solue, vive de reliquo. aSell that thou hast, pay that thou owest, live of that thou reservest.
If there be any fraudulent Debter, that deceiues his brother of his goods, and then flatters his conscience that the merits of Christ shall acquit him: so packes all vpon Christ, let him pay it: let him know that God is not mocked. The bloud of Christ was not shed to pay mens debts, but Gods debts. It hath vertue enough, but no such direction. Thou iniurest Christ to lay such reckonings on him. No, Vende, solue, viue de reliquo. aSell that thou hast, pay that thou owest, liue of that thou reseruest.