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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.
Prayers.
Touching the first part, I shall not need many words, for God hath in our days sufficiently revealed, and we have seen the state of the Church in time past. And indeed, the errors & abuses have been so gross, that who so cannot see them with his eyes, yet may feel and grope them with his fingers. Yet, because I know some are not throughly persuaded herein, but think that the church of Rome hath evermore been pure and without spot: and, some others in their writings call it the rule of the trueth, that whatsoever that Church saith, whatsoever it be, must needs be true: as Sylvester saith, it is 1Infallibilis regula, a rule that never deceiveth. Some set it above the word of god, as the same Sylvester. A doctrina Ecclesiae Romanae & Romani Pontificis sacra scriptura robur trahit & authoritatē. The holy scripture taketh force & authority of yt doctrine of the church & Bishop of Rome. And as Cusanus: Sequuntur 2Scripturae Ecclesiā, & non è conuerso. The scriptures follow the church, & not on the contrary part, that church followeth y• scriptures. Others say, Impossibile haereticari, &c. It is not ⟨image 38⟩possible he should fall into heresies which followeth the church of Rome: some others say that if christ & his Apostles were alive, they were not able to rule the church in better sort, then it is now ruled, by the Pope and his Cardinals. Thus some school doctors have written, I am able to allege mine authors. Therefore I must of force stand upon this matter a little not because I think it needful, but y• all men may be satisfied,