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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.
And, where saith Christ, (I beseech you consider) where saith Christ, this horrible desolation should be? among y• turks or Jews? no, but in the holy place. Where shall the son of man scarcely find faith? where shall the very elect stand in doubt what they may believe? among the heathens or infidels? No, but in the church, Where saith S. Peter shall be the masters of lies, where saith Daniel, shall the truth be trodden down? where saith S. Paul, shall the man of sin perch, & settle, & behave himself as if he were very god? among the heathen? No, no good brethren, but in templo Dei, In the Temple of God, in the very Church among them that should bear the name of Christ. But, forasmuch as it cannot be doubted among christian men, that Christ & his Apostles appointed the church in their time in such sort, as no better could be devised, let us compare the church of late time to yt original, as the use is, in trying of measures, where, in trial whether is true or false, ye have evermore recourse to the standard. For if there be any fault, whatsoever it be, the standard will bewray it. This order Christ himself used with the priests & Pharisees, saying, Domus mea 1domus orationis vocabitur, My house shall be called the house of prayer. But you have gone from the pattern or original, & you have made it a ⟨image 39⟩harbour for thieves. And whereas the contention stood upon divorce, Christ called them to the first original, A principio non fuit sic, From the beginning it was not so: they twain shall be one flesh. And S. Paul, when the holy mystery 2of the Lords Supper was abused, called them home to the first institution, I have received of the Lord, that which I also have delivered unto you. By this standard Christ reproved 3the Sadducees: Erratis, nescientes Scripturas, You err, not knowing the Scriptures. And 4by the same he confuted the Devil, when he came to tempt him, Soriptum est, It is written. This standard shall be able to warrant us, if 5