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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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2. The very same substance of meal that would make bread, by addition of salt becomes leaven: The very same work that might be good and acceptable to God, by addition of our pravity becomes evil. Thus the best actions of an unjustified person, are so leavened with his own corruption, that God abhors them. oYour new Moons and your appointed Feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble to me, I am weary to bear them; when ye make many prayers, I will not hear you. What is the reason? Your hands are full of blood. Even sacrifices and supplications (good services in their own nature) are made displeasing by the leaven of sin: pHe that killeth an Ox, is as if he slue a man; he that sacrificeth a Lamb, as if he cut off a dogs neck. Sacrifices God commanded, and often commended: yet victimae impiorum: the oblations of the wicked are abominated. Non speciosalaus in ore peccatorum. Praise becometh not the mouth of a sinner.
2. The very same substance of meale that would make bread, by addition of salt becomes leuen: The very same worke that might bee good and acceptable to God, by addition of our prauity becomes euill. Thus the best actions of an vniustified person, are so leuened with his owne corruption, that God abhorres them. oYour new Moones and your appointed Feasts my soule hateth: they are a trouble to me, I am weary to beare them; when ye make many prayers, I will not heare you. What is the reason? Your hands are full of bloud. Euen sacrifices and supplications (good seruices in their owne nature) are made displeasing by the leuen of sinne: pHe that killeth an Oxe, is as if he slue a man; he that sacrificeth a Lambe, as if hee cut off a dogs neck. Sacrifices God commanded, and often commended: yet victimae impiorum: the oblations of the wicked are abominated. Non speciosalaus in ore peccatorum. Praise becommeth not the mouth of a sinner.