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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.
O lift up your eyes, & consider how the hearts of your poor brethren lie waste without instruction, without knowledge, without the food of life, without the comfort of Gods word, such a misery as never was seen among heathens. The Turks have teachers sufficient for their people, the Jews, albeit they have no stayed country, but live in banishment, and wander about, yet have they their Teachers: the Christians which this day live in India, Ethiopia, Barbary, Moorland, and other places under the persecution of heathen princes, yet have their instructors in true ⟨image 89⟩religion. The Christians in old time, when they lived under tyrants, and were daily put to most shameful death, & were hated, & despised of all the world, yet never lacked ministers to instruct them. It is therefore most lamentable, that Christians living under a Christian prince, in the peace & liberty of the gospel, should lack learned ministers to teach them, and instruct them in the word of God: this is the greatest plague, that God doth send upon any people.
O lift vp your eyes, & consider how the hearts of your poore brethrē lie waste without instructiō, without knowledge, wtout the food of life, without the cōfort of Gods word, such a misery as neuer was seen among heathēs. The Turks haue teachers sufficient for their people, the Iewes, albeit they haue no stayed countrey, but liue in banishment, and wander about, yet haue they their Teachers: the Christians which this day liue in India, Aethiopia, Barbarie, Moorelande, and other places vnder the persecution of heathen princes, yet haue their instructours in true ⟨image 89⟩religion. The Christians in old time, when they liued vnder tyrants, and were daily put to most shameful death, & were hated, & despised of al the worlde, yet neuer lacked ministers to instruct them. It is therfore most lamentable, that Christians liuing vnder a Christian prince, in ye peace & liberty of the gospel, should lacke learned ministers to teache them, and instruct them in the worde of God: this is the greatest plague, that God doth send vpon any people.