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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.
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.
Oh, that the Queenes Maiesty knewe the great scarcitie, and miserable neede of Ministers that is abroade. And I beseech you good my Lordes, and other Honourable and Worshipfull that are heere, that haue or maye haue accesse vnto her, to put her in remembraunce, that her grace will be mindefull of the house of GOD, and redresse the greedinesse both of corupt patrones, and of such who engrosse and gather into their handes many liuinges, being them selues the remnaunt of the ignoraunt and persecuting Babylon: and yet leaue to take charge ouer the people, blynde Syr Iohns not onely lacke Latin, but lacke honestie, and lacke conscience, and lack religion. It would be a great furtherance to the Church of God, a wonderful way to increase schooles and the Uniuersities.
Now remaineth the last part that I have taken in hand to speak of: that is of the manner of the building. Where of, because y• matter of it self is long, and I scanted of time, I will speak two words, and so make an end. And what better way can be devised to restore ⟨image 56⟩Christs Church, then that we see used by Christ himself: Christ, when he was apposed of the Pharisees in the case of divorce, whether it were lawful for a man to put away his wise upon any kind of matter, and to marry another, called them back to the scriptures, Ab initio non fuit sic. Scriptum est. From the beginning it was not so: It is written. And so in other places in like matters, he saith, scriptum est: and ever returneth them to the scriptures. The same order used Esaias: Ad Legem, & ad Prophetas: Have recourse to the Law & the Prophets. So Josiah, so Hezekiah, so Jehoshaphat reformed the Temple of God when it was polluted, according to the pattern of the Scriptures. For as Tertullian saith, Peraeque ad universas