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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
THE HAPPINESS OF THE CHURCH. › Of God.THE HAPPINES OF THE CHVRCH. › Of God.
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Further observe, that if this City be Gods, then so are all things in it. Whence I infer, that all sacred things in this City being Gods, must not be violated. For the ⟨p. 24⟩things in heaven they are safe enough, out of the Encroachers reach: but the holy things of this militant City are universally abused. Sacrilegium, quasi sacrilaedium, a profaning that is holy. Now holiness is ascribed to Persons, Places, or Things. Sacrilege may be committed, saith Aquinas, 1. Uel in Personam, against a person, when one Ecclesiastical man is abused. nHe that despiseth you, despiseth me. 2. Vel in locum, against a place, when the Temple is profaned. oMy house is called the house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves. 3. Vel in Rem, when things dedicated to holy uses are perverted. pYou have robbed me in tithes and offerings. Simon Magus would have bought a qpower to give the holy Ghost […] imposition of hands. He would have given money for it, no doubt to have gotten money by it. No Spiritual things are to be bartered for money. Now Spiritual things are of four sorts.
Further obserue, that if this City be Gods, then so are all things in it. Whence I inferre, that all sacred things in this City beeing Gods, must not bee violated. For the ⟨p. 24⟩things in heau•n they are safe enough, out of the Incrochers reach: but the holy things of this militant City are vniuersally abused. Sacrilegium, quasi sacrilaedium, a profaning that is holy. Now holinesse is ascribed to Persons, Places, or Things. Sacriledge may be committed, saith Aquinas, 1. Uel in Personam, against a person, vvhen one Ecclesiasticall man is abused. nHee that despiseth you, despiseth me. 2. Vel in locum, against a place, when the Temple is profaned.