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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.
Six hundred years after in the time of the wicked King Ahab, one Hiel (having 1no regard to this curse) set upon to restore Jericho: and it came to pass even as it was foresaid by Joshua, Gods curse fell upon him, he buried his eldest son, be hurried his youngest son, he was left without comfort even as a man that the Lord had cursed: for Gods will was that Jericho: should lye waste, and desolate for ever, ⟨image 9⟩as an everlasting remembrance of his wrath, that all people should fear to withstand his will. This is the plain story only, according to the letter.
Sixe hundred yeeres after in the time of the wicked King Achab, one Hiel (hauing 1no regarde to this curse) set vppon to restore Hiericho: and it came to passe euen as it was foresaide by Ioshua, Gods curse fell vppon him, he buryed his eldest sonne, bee huryed his youngest sonne, hee was left without comforte euen as a man that the Lorde had cursed: for Gods will was that Hiericho: shoulde lye waste, and desolate for euer, ⟨image 9⟩as an euerlasting remembraunce of his wrath, that all people should feare to withstand his wil. This is the plaine story onely, according to the letter.
But as touching the Allegory, or the matter which therein lieth covered, it hath a far deeper meaning. This Jericho whereof the story speaketh, was a city in Canaan, in a low, sour, barren ground, in the middest of a rotten 1and pestilent water, by reason whereof before the same water was cured by the Prophet Elisha, the men that drank thereof died of sundry diseases, & the women also became unfruitful. This city withstood the people of God, and laboured to keep them from their inheritance that God had given them.