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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.
IN divers manners god spake & opened himself to our fathers: by visions & dreams, by sacraments, by angels, by plain express words, by allegories, by secret & mystical understanding, where one thing is covered under another. And all this did he that he might con descend to our capacity: that we might be converted and saved: that we might be guided ⟨image 6⟩in the right way, and not go aside, neither to the right hand nor to the left. By vision GOD spake to Ezekiel, as appeareth in the first Chapter of his prophecy, The wheels which he saw were horrible to behold, they were full 1of rings, and the rings were full of eyes: the four beasts were also terrible, they had faces like a man, like a lion, like a bullock, and like an eagle. In dream God spake to Samuel, saying, Behold I will do a thing in Israel, 2whereof whosoever shall hear, his two ears shall tingle &c. Touching Sacraments God him self saith, Thou shalt show thy Son in 3that day, saying this is done, because of that which the Lord did unto me when I came out of Egypt, thou shalt set apart unto the lord all that first openeth the womb &c. And when thy son shall ask thee to morrow, saying, What is this? thou shalt then say unto him, with a mighty hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. For when Pharaoh was hard hearted against our departure, the Lord then slue all the first borne in the land of Egypt, from the first born of man, even to the first born of beast: therefore I sacrifice unto the Lord all the males that first open the womb, but all the first borne of my sons I redeem. Sometimes he spake by Angels, as by sundry examples ⟨image 6⟩it may appear. Sometimes by him self in his own person, as he spake to Moses face to face. Sometimes by plain express words, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all 4thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And again, Thou shalt have 5