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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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Of all: that abundant wealth can bring no good, either to Soul, Body, or Name. Man is said to have three lives; Spiritual, Corporal, and Civill, as the Lawyers call it: the life of his good name. Neither to this, nor to the life of his Soul or Body, can multitude of riches confer any good. This Text shall prove it in all the particulars.
Of all: that abundant wealth can bring no good, eyther to Soule, Body, or Name. Man is said to haue three liues; Spirituall, Corporall, and Ciuill, as the Lawyers call it: the life of his good name. Neyther to this, nor to the life of his Soule or Body, can multitude of riches conferre any good. This Text shall prooue it in all the particulars.
1. To the Soul can opulency procure no benefit. All Christians know that good for the Soul is the passion and merits of Christ; faith to apprehend these; repentance to mortify sins: sanctification to give us celestial lives; and salvation to glorify our persons. But can any of these be bought with money? Thou and thy money perish together, that thinkest the gifts of God may be purchased 1with money. God will not barter away his graces (as the Indians their gold) for thy gauds and rattles. He will not take the mortgage of a Lordship for the debt thou owest him. The smoke of thy sacrifice smells never the sweeter, because thou art clothed in silks; or canst sit down to tell thy Michaelmas thousands. Thy adulteries cannot be commuted for in heaven, nor thy usuries be answered by a fine before the Tribunal of the highest. Thou mayest as soon and easily mount up to heaven with wings of lead, as by feathers of wealth. Indeed they can do a man as much good in distress of conscience, as to have his head bound with a wet cloth in a cold morning can cure the head-ache. If wealth could keep a man from hell, how few rich men would be damned? But he is not sanctior quiditior; nor is salvation vendible to a full purse. The doctrine of Rome may affirm it; but the decree ⟨p. 341⟩