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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.
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.
2. Causaliter, The Word and Sacraments, which are the conduct-pipes to convey our souls those graces, from the fountain of all grace, Jesus Christ: sThe words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
2. Causaliter, The Word and Sacraments, which are the conduct-pipes to conuey our soules those graces, from the fountaine of all grace, Iesus Christ: sThe words that I speake vnto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
3. Effectualiter, as power to heal, to work miracles, to excommunicate, to absolve: gifts not imparted to secular hands, but committed with the keys to the Church.
3. Effectualiter, as power to heale, to worke miracles, to excommunicate, to absolue: gifts not imparted to secular hands, but committed with the keyes to the Church.
4. Per annectionem, such are spiritual Livings and endowments: these are not to be profaned in buying and selling. Selling is like the sin of Gehesi; buying, like the sin of Simon Magus. Anathema danti, anathema accipi•nti. There is a curse to the giver, and a curse to the receiver. Now Sacrilege to these holy things of God is committed three ways.