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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.
And, albeit there be many ways, by which the kingdom of God may be maintained: as the favour & countenance of the prince, which so comforteth & cherisheth the Church, as the sun beams comfort & cherish the earth: & knowledge, & learning, & discipline, which are as the life, & the sinews, & without which the Church must needs fall asunder: at this time, I will leave to speak of the rest, & only stay upon learning, which may truly be called the life or the soul of the Church, & of christian religion.
And, albeit there be many wayes, by which the kingdome of God may be mainteined: as the fauour & countenance of ye prince, whiche so cōforteth & cherisheth ye Church, as the sunne beames cōfort & cherish the earth: & knowledge, & learning, & discipline, which are as the life, & the sinues, & without which the Church must needes fall asunder: at this time, I wil leaue to speak of the rest, & only stay vpon learninge, which may truly be called ye life or ye soule of ye Church, & of christian religien.
How necessary a thing, they have counted learning to the setting forth of Religion, the stories of our old fathers, of heathens, and Christians in all ages, do witness. They thought, that neither Religion might stand without knowledge, nor knowledge were to be esteemed without Religion. Charles the great, that he might the better plant Religion in Saxony and Helvetia, did erect many places for increase of learning. He knew well, that there was no other way better to establish Religion. The Cathedral Churches, before such times, as ignorance and blindness grew over all the world, and brought in an universal corruption, maintained schools of learning, that the doctrine which was taught in those places, might be defended against the gainsayers by such learned men, as were there bred up. The Princes of Germany, and the free Cities, after they had received the Gospel, they dissolved their monasteries which had been harbourers for such as lived in idleness, and set up Schools and colleges, which should be nurseries to breed up learned men, that might be able to teach the people, and to maintain religion. Whereby it came to pass, that in short time they had great store of worthy and learned men.