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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.
When the woman of Samaria saw the miracles that Christ had done, and heard some men ⟨image 44⟩doubt whether he were Messiah or no: why (quoth she) when Messiah shall come, shall he do more signs, than this man hath showed? So may we say by the Bishop of Rome, when Antichrist shall come, shall he work more signs, then they of that See have done? shall he work more disorder in the Church? shall he do more to the dishonour of God, and against Christ?
When the woman of Samaria saw the miracles that Christ had done, and heard some men ⟨image 44⟩doubte whether hee were Messias or no: why (quoth she) whē Messias shall come, shall he doo moresignes, thē this man hath shewed? So may we say by the Bishop of Rome, when Antichrist shal come, shal he worke more signes, then they of that See haue done? shal he work more disorder in the Church? shal he do more to the dishonour of God, and against Christ?
Some man will say, that for unity sake it is meet, that some man be named head of the church But Gregory saith, Siquantitatē vocis perpendimus, 1duae sunt sillabae: Sipondus iniquitatis, universa pernicies. If we weigh the quantity of the word, it standeth in two syllables: if we consider the weight of the wickedness, it is an universal destruction. Unto Anastasius the Bishop 2of Antioch, he writeth thus, To dissemble the injury don to your honour, if one bishop be called universal, then if that one universal bishop fall, the whole universal church goeth to ground. Therefore Francisons Zabarella, a Canonist, seeing the great inconveniences that grew hereof, saith, the popes do now whatsoever they list to do yea although it be unlawful, & are become more than god. Hereof hath followed infinite errors: for the Pope hath in uaded & entered upon all the right of the inferior Churches: so that the inferior Bishops may go for nought, and unless God help the state of the Church, the universal