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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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To omit the miserable penances of the Pharisees, pricking themselves with thorns, and wounding their flesh with whips; wherein it is not possible for a Papist to go beyond them. If the misusing, macerating, lacerating their own bodies be a means to come into heaven, surely the Pharisees should enter far sooner then the Papists. Yet were those kept out, and shall these enter? nExcept your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of Heaven. ⟨p. 360⟩The people were so besotted on them, that they thought if but two men should go to heaven, the one must be a Scribe, the other a Pharisee. But here was strange news; neither of them both shall come there. So the Papists think, that if but two men be saved, one must be a Fryer, the other a Jesuit. He that should say, neither of them both was likely to speed so well, should have the whole multitude stare upon him for such a Paradox.
To omit the miserable penances of the Pharises, pricking themselues with thornes, and wounding their flesh with whips; wherein it is not possible for a Papist to goe beyond them. If the misvsing, macerating, lacerating their owne bodies be a meanes to come into heauen, surely the Pharises should enter farre sooner then the Papists. Yet were those kept out, and shall these enter? nExcept your righteousnesse shall exceed the righteousnes of the Scribes and Pharises, ye shall not enter into the kingdome of Heauen. ⟨p. 360⟩The people were so besotted on them, that they thought if but two men should goe to heauen, the one must bee a Scribe, the other a Pharise. But here was strange newes; neyther of them both shall come there. So the Papists thinke, that if but two men be saued, one must be a Fryer, the other a Iesuite. Hee that should say, neyther of them both was likely to speed so well, should haue the whole multitude stare vpon him for such a Paradoxe.