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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.
Even likewise, in these our days, Christ our saviour hath gone abroad in progress, and done marvellous cures, & showed strange miracles among his people, & hath caused his gospel to ring throughout the world. And as he said then, even so may it now be said, Messis multa. The harvest ⟨image 86⟩is great, & marvellous forward: yea, even there where as no worldly hope of harvest could have been. Many there are that hunger & thirst after the kingdom of God, which is the knowledge of his Gospel: many that are yet green & ignorant, many that lie by the way side, and yet have gathered no root, many that as yet are but tares and darnel, I mean blind and obstinate, but when Gods holy will shall be, may be turned into good corn, and pertain to his harvest.
Euen likewise, in these our dayes, Christ our sauiour hath gone abroad in progresse, and done marueilous cures, & shewed strange miracles amōg his people, & hath caused his gospel to ring throughout the world. And as he said then, euē so may it now be said, Messis multa. The haruest ⟨image 86⟩is great, & marueilous forward: yea, euen there where as no worldly hope of haruest could haue beene. Many there are that hunger & thirst after the kingdome of God, which is the knowledge of his Gospel: many that are yet greene & ignorant, many that lie by the way side, and yet haue gathered no root, many that as yet are but tares and darnell, I meane blinde and obstinate, but when Gods holy will shalbe, may be turned into good corne, and pertaine to his haruest.
But the labourers are few. I say not, there be but few Cardinals, few bishops, few priests, that should be preachers, few Archdeacons, few Chancellors, few Deans, few prebendaries, few vicars, few parish Priests, few monks, few friars: For the number of these is almost infinite. Gregory Nazianzene in his time, complained at the multitude of Priests, and said, they were almost as many as the rest of the people.