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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.
The Gospel of Christ is the fountain of light, and of knowledge. It cannot be maintained by ignorance and darkness. These, be the props of their kingdom which take away the scriptures, which hold the people in blindness, which fly the light, which have their common prayers, minister the Sacraments, Mary, bury their dead in a strange tongue, that the People may understand nothing: which make a famine of hearing the word of God: which stop up the springs of the water of life: which take away the Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and neither enter in them selves, nor suffer them that would enter: which say ignorance is the mother of devotion, & the Church is then in best order, & the people most devout, when they are hood winked, & blinded, & see nothing.
The Gospell of Christe is the fountaine of light, and of knowledge. It cannot be mainteined by ignorance and darknes. These, bee the proppes of their kingdome which take away ye scriptures, which hold the people in blindenes, which flie the light, whiche haue their common prayers, minister the Sacraments, Mary, burie their dead in a strange tongue, that the People may vnderstand nothing: which make a famine of hearing the word of God: which stop vp the springes of the water of lyfe: which take awaye the Keyes of the Kingdome of Heauen, and neither enter in them selues, nor suffer them that woulde enter: which say ignoraunce is the mother of deuotion, & the Church is then in best order, & the people most deuoute, when they are hood winckt, & blinded, & see nothing.
These are not fit instruments, wherewith we may overcome the adversaries. This is not the sword of the spirit, these are not the spiritual weapons, which cast down holds, and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God What man that would keep out his enemy, will pull down his holds? what captain that meaneth to give a forcible assault upon the enemy, will discourage his fighting soldiers? but our soldiers are out of courage, our Castles ⟨image 77⟩are falling: therefore that which we fear will fall upon us,