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Certain sermons preached before the Queens Majesty, and at Pauls crossCertaine sermons preached before the Queenes Maiestie, and at Paules crosse
Certain sermons preached before the Queens Majesty, and at Pauls cross, by the reverend father John Jewel late Bishop of Salisbury. Whereunto is added a short treatise of the sacraments, gathered out of other his sermons, made upon that matter, in his cathedral church at SalisburyCertaine sermons preached before the Queenes Maiestie, and at Paules crosse, by the reuerend father Iohn Ievvel late Bishop of Salisburie. Whereunto is added a short treatise of the sacraments, gathered out of other his sermons, made vpon that matter, in his cathedrall church at Salisburie
London: printed by Christopher Barker, 1583
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Almighty God being for many and sundry causes highly displeased with his people the Jews, after he had chastened them many ways, and saw none amendment, at the last gave them over into the hands of their enemies, and suffered both the king and all the people of the country to be carried away prisoners into Babylon, where they continued in misery the space of seventy years. In the mean season, their country partly lay waste, and grew full of wild beasts: partly was inhabited by foreigners: ⟨image 36⟩the temple that Solomon had built them, the stateliest & richest work of the whole world, was burnt to the ground, and all the ornaments thereof ravened up, and carried into Babylon.
Almighty God beinge for many and sundrye causes highly displeased with his people the Iewes, after he had chastened thē many wayes, and sawe none amendement, at the laste gaue them ouer into the handes of their enemies, and suffered both the kinge and all the people of the countrie to be carryed away prisoners into Babylon, where they continued in miserie the space of seuentie yeeres. In the meane season, their countrey partly lay waste, and grewe full of wylde beastes: partly was inhabited by foreyners: ⟨image 36⟩the temple that Salomon had built them, the stateliest & richest work of the whole world, was burnt to the grounde, and all the ornaments therof rauened vp, and caried into Babylon.
After fifty years, king Cyrus showed favour towards his people, & did licence them to depart home again. But as they were about the building, upon occasion of complaint of their enemies, the whole work was stayed. At y• length, after 70. years, God remembered his promise and mercy, and stirred up the heart of king Darius king of Persia, who had then conquered the Chaldees, to licence the Jews to depart home again into their country, and to reedify their City and Temple. This king Darius (as the Rabbins, or Doctors of the Jews, and most part of learned men conjecture) was son unto the king Assuerus, begotten of the good Lady Queen Esther, which Lady Esther he married after he had embased, & divorced from him the proud and stubborn Queen Vashti. This was Gods marvellous providence, by that means twice to deliver his people. First, by the good Lady Esther, from the tyranny of Haman, as it appeareth by the story: and after, by her