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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 BAD LEAVEN: OR, THE CONTAGION OF SIN.THE BAD LEAVEN: OR, THE CONTAGION OF SINNE.
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.
In the latter the Apostle may seem to put a superfluous question; Who did hinder you? For there are many adversaries. As first Satan, the General of that damned crew that hinder our passage to heaven. Paul excuseth himself to the Thessalonians: aWe would have come unto you once and again, but Satan hindered us. Zach. 3. Joshua the high Priest stood before the Angel of the Lord, and Satan stood at his right hand to resist him. Where God hath his Church, Satan hath his chapel. So also wicked men; such as have taken the Devils oath of Allegiance. What the Devil cannot do immediately by himself, he does mediately by his Instruments. To err Humanum, is the weakness of a man; but to seduce diabolicum, is the part of a Devil. It is ill to play the woman, worse to play the beast, worst of all to play the Devil. But what special hinderers the Apostle means, we shall have precise occasion in some future passages to demonstrate.
In the latter the Apostle may seeme to put a superfluous question; Who did hinder you? For there are many aduersaries. As first Satan, the General of that damned crue that hinder our passage to heauen. Paul excuseth himselfe to the Thessalonians: aWee would haue come vnto you once and againe, but Satan hindered vs. Zach. 3. Ioshua the high Priest stood before the Angell of the Lord, and Satan stood at his right hand to resist him. Where God hath his Church, Satan hath his chappell. So also wicked men; such as haue taken the Deuils oath of Allegiance. What the Deuill cannot doe immediately by himselfe, hee does mediately by his Instruments. To erre Humanum, is the weakenes of a man; but to seduce diabolicum, is the part of a Deuill. It is ill to play the woman, worse to play the beast, worst of all to play the Deuill. But what speciall hinderers the Apostle meanes, wee shall haue precise occasion in some future passages to demonstrate.