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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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we have gotten them, and led them captive away, bound in ⟨p. 27⟩chains of iron, conveyed by deeds, grants, seals, fines, as if you would make sure, they should never return to the owner; God is robbed of them for ever.
we haue gotten them, and led them captiue away, bound in ⟨p. 27⟩chaines of yron, conueyed by deedes, grants, seales, fines, as if you would make sure, they should neuer returne to the owner; God is robbed of them for euer.
cShall I not visit for these things, saith the Lord? shall not my soul be avenged on such a Nation? What family, that hath had but a finger in these sacrileges, hath not been ruinated by them? They have been more infortunate to the Gentry of England, then was the gold of Tholossa to the followers of Scipio. Remember the Proverb; He that eats the Kings goose, shall have the feathers stick in his throat seven years after. Justinian said; Proximum sacrilegio crimen est quod maiestatis dicitur. Treason is a petty sin in respect of sacrilege. Augustine seems to give the reason: Tantò gravius est peccatum, quantò committi non potest nisi in Deum. It is so much the more heinous, because it cannot be committed, but immediately against God himself. Well then, as the Philistines made haste to send home the Ark; and the Egyptians to rid 2themselves of Gods people; so let us restore to God his dues with all speed. Otherwise, as he smote the Philistines with Emerods secretly, and the Egyptians with plagues publicly: so only himself knows what he hath determined against us. With what face canst thou expect an Inheritance from Christ in heaven, that detainest from 3Christ his Inheritance here on earth? Let us not so Jewishly with the spoils of Christ, purchase fields of blood.