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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.
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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⟩The Pharisees thought it enough to have it in their frontlets, not in their hearts. So the Romist hath his opus operatum; prayers numbered on beads, fastings, pilgrimages, &c. and then cries like Saul; mBlessed be thou of the Lord; I have performed the commandment of the Lord.
The Pharises cleaued to the letter, but despised the Spirit: so do Papists. Hoc est corpus must bee materially there: for this they wrangle, fight, burne the contradicters; yet few of them care to finde it spiritually there. Dabo claues, I will giue thee the keyes; therefore none can enter heauen except the Pope open the dores. Whereas Peters two keyes, one of knowledge, the other of power, are fitted to two lockes, Ignorance, and Induration. But wee know who keepes the keyes, and lets in many thousands to heauen without the Popes leaue. lThese things saith hee that is holy and true, hee that hath the key of Dauid, 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, Custodie and Worke: custody in heart, worke in execution. ⟨p. 359⟩The Pharises thought it enough to haue it in their frontlets, not in their hearts. So the Romist hath his opus operatum; prayers numbred on beades, fastings, pilgrimages, &c. and then cryes like Saul;