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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.
Now touching an Allegory, whereof we ⟨image 7⟩are at this present to say: God opened his mind sometimes not by words, but by some notable kind of deed: and the people heard GOD speak unto them not with their ears, but with their eyes. The people of Israel as they were passing through the wilderness, lacked water to drink, and were like to perish, there stood a mighty great Rock of hard stone which Moses smote with his rod, it opened and yielded out a great stream of water, the whole people drank of it, and was refreshed: the same people being likewise in the same wilderness utterly void of bread, and all other substance, was like to famish, God sent them Manna from heaven above, they gathered it, they ground it, and they ate of it: it was sweet and delicate, and full of comfort.
Now touching an Allegory, whereof we ⟨image 7⟩are at this present to say: God opened his minde sometimes not by wordes, but by some notable kinde of deede: and the people heard GOD speak vnto them not with their eares, but with their eyes. The people of Israel as they were passing through the wildernesse, lacked water to drinke, and were like to perishe, there stood a mighty great Rocke of harde stone whiche Moses smote with his rodde, it opened and yelded out a great streame of water, the whole people dranke of it, and was refreshed: the same people being likewise in the same wildernesse vtterly voyde of bread, and all other substenance, was like to famish, God sent them Manna from heauen aboue, they gathered it, they ground it, and they ate of it: it was sweet and delicate, and full of comfort.
This was an Allegory, that is to say, a secret and mystical kind of utterance. For, by this Manna, and by this Rock, the people was led to understand and think on that bread and that water that should come from heaven. Saint Paul saith, the Rock was Christ: his side was cloven, his blood issued out, it is a water springing 1