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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.
But as when they determined to kill the Emperor Henry the seventh, that they might be sure to poison him, they stuck not to poison their own God in the Sacrament. So purposing to tear the honour, and deface the majesty of Kings, they first offer violence to the sacred word of God. In these damnable Glosses it is hard to decide; whether Pharisee is beyond Papist, or Papist beyond Pharisee. But Dum haec malè construunt, seipsos malè destruunt. Their evil construction of the Scriptures brings a worse destruction to themselves. They make that serve the turn of their policy, which God meant to serve the turn of his glory.
But as when they determined to kill the Emperor Henry the seuenth, that they might be sure to poyson him, they stucke not to poyson their owne God in the Sacrament. So purposing to teare the honour, and deface the maiesty of Kings, they first offer violence to the sacred word of God. In these damnable Glosses it is hard to decide; whether Pharise is beyond Papist, or Papist beyond Pharise. But Dum haec malè construunt, seipsos malè destruunt. Their euill construction of the Scriptures brings a worse destruction to themselues. They make that serue the turne of their policie, which God meant to serue the turne of his glory.
The Pharisees cleaved to the letter, but despised the Spirit: so do Papists. Hoc est corpus must be materially there: for this they wrangle, fight, burn the contradicters; yet few of them care to find it spiritually there. Dabo claves, I will give thee the keys; therefore none can enter heaven except the Pope open the doors. Whereas Peters two keys, one of knowledge, the other of power, are fitted to two locks, Ignorance, and Induration. But we know who keeps the keys, and lets in many thousands to heaven without the Popes leave. lThese things saith he that is holy and true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth, that shutteth, and no man openeth. Some of the Rabbins affirmed that God requires two things concerning his law, Custody and Work: custody in heart, work in execution. ⟨p. 359⟩