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The temple A sermon preached at Pauls Cross the fifth of August. 1624. By…The temple A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse the fifth of August. 1624. By…
The temple A sermon preached at Pauls Cross the fifth of August. 1624. By Tho. Adams.The temple A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse the fifth of August. 1624. By Tho. Adams.
London: printed by A. Mathewes for John Grismand, 1624London: printed by A. Mathewes for Iohn Grismand, 1624
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1. The Anabaptists tell us; that the old superstition hath made those houses fitter for Stables then for Churches; that they ought no more to be called Templa Dei, but Templa Idolorum; as they pretend, the Passover was called in those corrupt times, 1not Pascha Dei, but Pascha Judaeorum. By the same reason they would have removed all Princes, because some have abused their governments. But we say, though evil men abuse good things, yet if a kingdom were not a lawful State, David and Josiah would never have been Kings; for good men do not use evil things. The Temple in Christs time was become a den of thieves, yet even then and there did he send up devout and holy Prayers. It is a gross ignorance that cannot distinguish betwixt a fault that proceeds ex natura facti, 2and that ⟨p. 12⟩which proceeds ex abusu boni: the former is malum simpliciter, the other is but malum per accidens. No man pulls down his house, because uncleanness hath been committed in one of the chambers. Let offenders be removed from the Temple, not the Temple demolished because of offences. The Kingdom of God shall be taken from you, 3saith Christ; not quite taken away, but only taken from the Jews. When GOD threatened the like to Saul, 4he did not mean to have no more Kings, or to reduce it to the former state of Judges: no, only the kingdom shall lose Saul, but Israel shall not lose the kingdom. It is a Maxim in nature, Things dedicated to God, are not to be transferred to the uses of men: a principle in Philosophy, 5Quae rectè data sunt, eripi non licet: and a proverb among our children, To give a thing, and take a thing, is fit for the Devils darling.
1. The Anabaptists tell vs; that the old superstition hath made those houses fitter for Stables then for Churches; that they ought no more to be called Templa Dei, but Templa Idolorum; as they pretend, the Passeouer was called in those corrupt times,