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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 therefore, notwithstanding there were gross & damnable errors amongst the people, as well as amongst the learned: yet Christ challenged not the people for them, but only y• priests & the Pharisees that took upon them to lead the people: for that he saw the Pharisees and priests offended even of malice, & the poor people only of ignorance and simplicity. Woe be unto you ⟨image 84⟩1Scribes & Pharisees, that have taken away the keys, & shut up the kingdom of God before the people, and neither will you enter in your selves, nor suffer others that would gladly enter.
And therefore, notwithstanding there were grosse & damnable errours amongst the people, as wel as amōgst the learned: yet Christ chalenged not the people for them, but only y• priests & the Pharisies that tooke vpon them to lead the people: for that he saw the Pharisies and priests offended euē of malice, & the poore people only of ignorance and simplicity. Woe be vnto you ⟨image 84⟩1Scribes & Pharisies, that haue taken away the keies, & shut vp the kingdom of God before the people, and neither wil you enter in your selues, nor suffer others that wold gladly enter.
- 1Mat. 3.
But, as for the people, he had compassion on them, for that he saw they were forsaken, and perished even as sheep without a heard: that they had a certain zeal of God, although not according to knowledge: that they fell into the pit, not of wilful malice, but only because they followed the blind guides, that fell before them: that they were Gods harvest, and lay abroad, and were lost, & no man would take the pains to fetch them in.