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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.
But for yt hope of posterity, I report me to all you which are fathers, & have children for whom you are careful. Although your selves have a zeal, & a care for the house of god: yet will you breed them up, keep them at school, until 24. years old to your charges, that in the end they may live in glorious poverty? that they may live poorly & naked like the Prophets & Apostles & ⟨image 76⟩Our posterity shall rue, that ever such fathers went before them: And Chronicles shall report this contempt of learning among the punishments, and murrains, and other plagues of God. They shall leave it written in what time, and under whose reign this was done. Or if we grow so barbarous that we consider not this, or be not able to draw it into Chronicle, yet foreign nations will not spare to write this, and publish it to our everlasting reproach and shame.
But for yt hope of posteritie, I report me to al you which are fathers, & haue childrē for whom you are carefull. Although your selues haue a zeale, & a care for the house of god: yet wil you breed them vp, keepe them at schoole, vntil 24. yeeres old to your charges, that in the ende they may liue in glorious pouertie? yt they may liue poorely & naked like the Prophets & Apostles & ⟨image 76⟩Our posteritie shall rue, that euer such fathers went before them: And Chronicles shal report this contempt of learning amonge the punishments, and murraines, and other plagues of God. They shall leaue it written in what time, and vnder whose raygne this was done. Or if we growe so barbarous that wee consider not this, or bee not able to drawe it into Chronicle, yet forraine nations wyl not spare to write this, and publish it to our euerlastinge reproche and shame.
In the mean time, what may be guessed of their meaning, which thus ravine and spoil the house of God, which decay the provision thereof, and so basely esteem the Ministers of his Gospel? They can not say to God, the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up. Howsoever in other things they do well, howsoever they seem to rejoice at the prosperity of Zion, and to seek the safety and preservation of the Lords anointed: yet needs must it be, that by these means foreign power, of which this realm by the mercy of God is haply delivered, shall again be brought in upon us. Such things shall be done unto us, as we before suffered: the truth of God shall be taken away, the holy scriptures burnt and consumed in fire. A marvellous darkness and calamity must needs ensue. For if the tempest be so dark in the sea that the load star lose her light, and the needle fail to give