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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 bragged much of Moses Chair; just so do our Papists of Peters Chair. The Pharisees justified it that there was no error in theirs: the Papists affirm that there's no possibility of error in theirs. The Pharisees thundered against the poor people, oThis people who knoweth not the Law, are cursed. So the Pope thunders his curses and excommunications against us: but (we bless God) his thunder cannot reach us. I would other places had no more cause to fear his thunder. Then would they answer him, as Gregory the fourth was answered, when he purposed peremptorily to proceed against Lewis le Debonair; the French Bishops answered in flat terms; Si excommunicaturus veniret, excommunicatus discederet: If he came to excommunicate, he should be sent back excommunicated.
The Pharises brag'd much of Moses Chaire; iust so doe our Papists of Peters Chaire. The Pharises iustified it that there was no error in theirs: the Papists affirme that there's no possibility of error in theirs. The Pharises thundred against the poore people, oThis people who knoweth not the Law, are cursed. So the Pope thunders his curses and excommunications against vs: but (we blesse God) his thunder cannot reach vs. I would other places had no more cause to feare his thunder. Then would they answere him, as Gregory the fourth was answered, when he purposed peremptorily to proceed against Lewys le Debonayre; the French Bishops answered in flat termes; Si excommunicaturus veniret, excommunicatus discederet: If he came to excommunicate, hee should be sent back excommunicated.
The Pharisees compassed Sea and Land to make Proselytes;