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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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In the Courts of Justice, Law should rule: yet often money over-rules law and Court too. It is a lamentable complaint in the Prophecy of Isaiah: sJudgement is turned away backward, and Justice standeth a far off: for truth is fallen in the street; and equity cannot enter. If there must be contention, judgement should go forward; and is it turned backward? Justice should lay a close ear to the cause of the distressed; and must it stand a far off? Truth is fallen in the street. O the mercy of God! in the street? Had it fallen in the wilderness, it had been less strange; but in the street, where every body passeth by, and no body take it up! miserable iniquity. Equity cannot enter; what, not equity? Are they not called Courts of Equity? and must that which gives them denomination, be kept out? Now all this perversion, eversion of Justice is made ⟨p. 318⟩by money. This turneth tJudgement to wormwood, poisons a good cause: or at least into vinegar; as wine that stands long, becomes sour. And you are beholding to that Lawyer, that will restituere rem, get you your right, though he doth it cunctando; by delays. There is many one of whom that old verse may be inverted, Talis homo nobis cunctando diminuit rem.
In the Courts of Iustice, Law should rule: yet often money ouer-rules law and Court too. It is a lamentable complaint in the Prophecy of Esay: sIudgement is turned away backward, and Iustice standeth a farre off: for truth is fallen in the street; and equity cannot enter. If there must be contention, iudgement should goe forward; and is it turned backward? Iustice should lay a close eare to the cause of the distressed; and must it stand a farre off? Truth is fallen in the street. O the mercy of God! in the street? Had it fallen in the wildernesse, it had beene lesse strange; but in the street, where euery body passeth by, and no body take it vp! miserable iniquity. Equity cannot enter; what, not equity? Are they not called Courts of Equity? and must that which giues them denomination, bee kept out? Now all this peruersion, euersion of Iustice is made ⟨p. 318⟩