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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.
View your Universities: view your schools which ever have been nurseries to this purpose: alas, how many shall you find in both the Universities, and in all the Schools through England, not only that are already ripe, but also that are minded to the Ministry: If they be not found there, alas where think you to have them: Where think you will they be found? Think you that they will spring out of the ground, or drop down from the Heavens: No, no, they be of you, and ⟨image 55⟩must be bred and reared amongst you. If there be none to be found, nor hope of any to be hereafter: be you well assured that Acts of Parliament, and Proclamations, are not enough to content the conscience of the people, and to build up the Temple.
Uiew your Vniuersities: view your schooles which euer haue beene nourceries to this purpose: alas, how many shall you finde in both the Uniuersities, and in all the Schooles through England, not onely that are already rype, but also that are mynded to the Ministerye: If they be not founde there, alas where thinke you to haue them: Where thinke you will they be found? Thinke you that they will spring out of the grounde, or droppe downe from the Heauens: No, no, they be of you, and ⟨image 55⟩must be bred and reared amongst you. If there be none to be founde, nor hope of any to be hereafter: be you wel assured that Actes of Parliament, and Proclamations, are not enough to content the conscience of the people, and to build vp the Temple.
Oh, that the Queens Majesty knew the great scarcity, and miserable need of Ministers that is abroad. And I beseech you good my Lords, and other Honourable and Worshipful that are here, that have or may have access unto her, to put her in remembrance, that her grace will be mindful of the house of GOD, and redress the greediness both of corrupt patrons, and of such who engross and gather into their hands many livings, being them selves the remnant of the ignorant and persecuting Babylon: and yet leave to take charge over the people, blind Sir Johns not only lack Latin, but lack honesty, and lack conscience, and lack religion. It would be a great furtherance to the Church of God, a wonderful way to increase schools and the Universities.