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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.
Thus Christ at the beginning gathered his Church, not by laws of men, but against all law & policy, by the preaching of his word. God might have instructed Cornelius by the Angel that appeared to him, as it appeareth in the Acts of the Apostles: but he would not so, but sent Peter to him, that he might be instructed by the mouth of a Preacher. He might have taught Paul, after he had stricken him down from his horse, when he appeared to him, & said, Ego sum Jesus quē tu persequeris: I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: But he would not so, but rather left him to be taught by Ananias. And as it appeareth in the Acts of the Apostles, at the preaching of Peter 3000. people were converted & won in one day, that it might appear by what tools, and with what workmen God would have his harvest set forward.
Thus Christ at the beginning gathered his Church, not by lawes of men, but against all law & policy, by the preaching of his word. God might haue instructed Cornelius by the Angell that appeared to him, as it appeareth in ye Acts of the Apostles: but he woulde not so, but sent Peter to him, that he might be instructed by the mouth of a Preacher. Hee might haue taught Paul, after he had striken him downe from his horse, when he appeared to him, & said, Ego sum Iesus quē tu persequeris: I am Iesus whō thou persecutest: But he would not so, but rather left him to be taught by Ananias. And as it appeareth in the Actes of the Apostles, at the preaching of Peter 3000. people were conuerted & wonn in one day, that it might appeare by what tooles, and with what workemen God woulde haue his haruest set forward.
Now let us behold the present state of our country. These words of Christ our Saviour were never more true, then we find them now in these our days. The harvest is great, & the labourers very few: the poor people lieth forsaken, and left as it were sheep without a guide: the afflicted in conscience have no man to quiet them: they grow wild and savage, as it were a people that had no God: they are commanded to change their religion, and for lack of instruction, they know not whither to turn them: they know not, neither what they leave ⟨image 93⟩