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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.
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 ⟨image 44⟩church is in danger. In consideration of this great danger which hereby groweth to the whole church. Gregory saith to John the Bishop of Constantinople, Tu quid Christo universalis Ecclesiae 3capiti in extremi judici• dicturus es examine, qui cuncta eius membra tibimet conaris universalis appellation supponere? What answer wilt thou make at the trial of the last judgement unto Christ the head of the universal Church, which thus by the name of universal Bishop seekest to make all his members subject unto thee? This decay of the church, the old Catholic Fathers foresaw in their time. When Constantinus yt Emperor endowed the church with lands & possessions, they say there was a voice of Angels heard in the air, saying, Hodiè venenum infunditur in Ecclesiam, 4This day poison is poured into the Church. If there were poison poured into the Church then, I doubt there was never Treacle poured into it since. This we see that from that time she hath done worse and worse. Augustine findeth fault with the multitude of Ceremonies, and sayeth the Church in his time was in worse case by mans devises, then was the Church of the Jews. Bernard said, There is no part sound in the Clergy. And again, They which choose the first places in the Church, are chiefest in persecuting Christ. And againe, Non doctores,