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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 Pharisees had certain special points, and sentences of the Law written round about in the borders of their garments, that it might never be out of their eyes: they prayed, no men more, and that in every corner of the streets: they fasted twice every week: the bed that they lay upon, as Epiphanius writeth, was but a span broad, & yet, that they might sleep with less ease, they strewed thorns underneath them. Briefly, all their life in appearance was such, & all their apparel and behaviour so seemly and decent, that if a man would paint out wisdom, sobriety, and perfect holiness, he could have no better pattern. And therefore they were called Pharisaei, that is, divided, as men in holiness & perfection of life far passing all the rest of the people.
The Pharisies had certaine special poynts, and sentences of the Lawe written round about in the borders of their garmentes, that it might neuer be out of their eyes: they prayed, no men more, and that in euery corner of the streetes: they fasted twise euery weeke: the bed that they laye vpon, as Epiphanius writeth, was but a spanne broade, & yet, that they might sleepe with lesse ease, they strowed thornes vnderneath thē. Briefly, all their life in appearance was such, & al their apparel and behauiour so seemely and decent, that if a man would paint out wisedom, sobrietie, and perfect holinesse, he could haue no better patterne. And therfore they were called Pharisaei, that is, diuided, as men in holines & perfection of life farre passing al the rest of the people.
Yet for all this, notwithstanding their great ⟨image 83⟩show of wisdom, of learning, of perfection of life, & the great multitude of them, Christ sayeth there were few workmen to go to the harvest. For, They did prophesy out of their own 1harts, they did not rise up in the gaps, nor made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the Lord: they have seen vanity, & lying divination, saying, the Lord saith it, & the lord hath not sent them: & they have made others to hope that they would confirm the words of their prophecy, saith Ezekiel.