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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.
When Xerxes beheld the great company of his Soldiers, suddenly he brake into tears, and wept bitterly. One said to him, O Sir, you have cause to rejoice, you have a goodly company, they are able to fight for you against ⟨image 78⟩any nation. But what shall become of them, saith Xerxes? after a hundred years: not one of all these shall be left alive. If the view of the small number of Preachers might be taken, how few they are, and how thin they come up, we have greater cause then Xerxes to lament, if we have any zeal to the house of GOD. For, of the Preachers which now are, within few years none will remain alive. And Xerxes soldiers left issue behind them, which might afterwards serve their Country: But there is like to be small increase for the supply of Learned men. The Lord shall lack men to bring in his harvest, the little ones shall call for bread, and there shall be none to give it them. They that shall come after us, shall see this to be true. There is no house so spoiled, as the House of the LORD. There is no Servant so little rewarded as the Servant of Christ, and the disposer of the mysteries of God.
When Xerxes behelde the greate company of his Souldiers, suddenly he brake into teares, and wept bitterly. One sayde to him, O Syr, you haue cause to reioyce, you haue a goodlye companie, they are able to fight for you agaynst ⟨image 78⟩any nation. But what shall become of them, saith Xerxes? after a hundred yeeres: not one of all these shall be left aliue. If the view of the smal number of Preachers might be taken, how fewe they are, and howe thinne they come vp, we haue greater cause then Xerxes to lament, if we haue any zeale to the house of GOD. For, of the Preachers which nowe are, within fewe yeeres none will remayne aliue. And Xerxes souldiers lefte issue behinde them, which might afterwardes serue their Countrey: But there is like to bee small increase for the supplie of Learned men. The Lorde shall lacke men to bring in his haruest, the little ones shall call for bread, and there shall be none to giue it them. They that shall come after vs, shall see this to bee true. There is no house so spoyled, as the House of the LORD. There is no Seruaunt so little rewarded as the Seruaunt of Christ, and the disposer of the mysteries of God.