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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.
Let not the name of Israel be had any more in remembrance. They burn the holy books of the Scriptures, as did Aza and Antiochus. They say, ransack it, pull it down, case it to ⟨image 69⟩the foundation, let nor one be left alive. They dig up the bodies of the dead, out of their graves. They show their cruelty upon the bones and ashes, which were long before buried, and well nigh consumed. It grieveth them when they lack upon whom they may whet their blood thirsty and cruel zeal. It grieveth them, no one thing else so much, that they did not work surely, and cut up the root. Such is the zeal of the ungodly. Even such a zeal as was in Nero, in Caligula, of whom it is reported, he wished that all the Romans had but one neck, that he might cut off all their beads at one stroke: as was in Herod, in Annas. and Caiaphas, and the like murderers.
Let not the name of Israel be had any more in remembrance. They burne the holy bookes of the Scriptures, as did Aza and Antiochus. They saye, ransake it, pull it downe, case it to ⟨image 69⟩the foundation, let nor one bee left aliue. They digge vp the bodies of the dead, out of their graues. They shewe their cruelty vppon the bones and ashes, which were long before buryed, and well nigh consumed. It grieueth them when they lacke vppon whome they may whet their blood thyrstie and cruell zeale. It grieueth them, no one thing else so much, that they did not woorke surely, and cut vp the roote. Such is the zeale of the vngodly. Euen such a zeale as was in Nero, in Caligula, of whom it is reported, he wished that all the Romaines had but one necke, that he might cut off all their beades at one stroke: as was in Herode, in Annas. and Catphas, and the like murtherers.
But the Godly, when they see any disorder, they do nothing like the other: they mourn in their hearts to see that the trueth is not received, and to see the minds of their brethren so obstinately hardened: they make prayer to God for them: they are deeply touched with the feeling of such calamities which GOD layeth upon other. The zeal of Moses could not like the Idolatry of the people: yet he went unto the Lord again, and said, Now if thou pardon their sin, thy mercy shall appear: but if thou wilt not,