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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.
Whensoever any great Eclipse chanceth in the sun or moon, some marvellous impression, or change, or mortality followeth upon the earth: Even so, when true knowledge faileth in the Church of God, it cannot be but the souls of the people shall perish. If in the little time of Moses absence, the people forgot God, and fell to idolatry: if when Christ slumbered, and took but a little nap in the ship, the ship began to drown: how shall it be with them that receive not Moses at all, and give no place to our saviour Christ, who only is able to save the Church from drowning? For as Hilary saith, Ecclesiae 1intra quas verbum Dei non vigilaverit naufragae sunt: Nō quod Christus in somnum relaxetur, sed quod somno nostro consopiatur in nobis. Those churches are in danger of drowning, wherein the word of God waketh not: Not for that Christ is in any slumber, but because his word is heavy in us through our heaviness: & Orig. showeth how dangerous the state of them is where, the Gospel is not preached. Such a Church can ⟨image 46⟩not stand before the abomination of desolation steadfast, or without danger of seducing,
Whensoeuer any great Eclipse chanceth in the sunne or moone, some maruellous impression, or change, or mortality foloweth vppon the earth: Euen so, when true knowledge faileth in the Church of God, it cannot be but the soules of the people shal perish. If in the little time of Moses absence, the people forgate God, and fell to idolatry: if when Christ slumbred, and tooke but a litle nappe in the shippe, the ship began to drowne: how shall it bee with them that receiue not Moses at all, and giue no place to our sauiour Christ, who only is able to saue the Church from drowning? For as Hilarie saith, Ecclesiae 1intra quas verbum Dei non vigilauerit naufragae sunt: Nō quod Christus in somnum relaxetur, sed quod somno nostro consopiatur in nobis. Those churches are in danger of drowning, wherin the word of God waketh not: Not for that Christ is in any slūber, but because his word is heauy in vs through our heauines: & Orig. sheweth how dangerous ye state of thē is where, the Gospel is not preached. Such a Church can ⟨image 46⟩