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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.
Who so list to peruse either the whole course of the Scriptures, or other stories and records of antiquity, shall find that the messengers of God, such as have been sent of purpose to give knowledge of his holy will, have at all times been unkindly received of the more part, and slanderously reported of: and whatsoever they have said or done, hath been falsely depraved, & turned to the worst.
Who so list to peruse either the whole course of the Scriptures, or other stories and recordes of antiquitie, shall finde that the messengers of God, such as haue bene sent of purpose to giue knowledge of his holy wyll, haue at all tymes bene vnkindely receiued of the more parte, and sclaunderously reported of: and whatsoeuer they haue sayde or done, hath bene falsly depraued, & turned to the worst.
Moses that godly Captain, notwithstanding he were purposely called, and sent from ⟨image 95⟩God, and in his name wrought many & strange wonders before the people: yet were there some that said he was a Sorcerer, and whatsoever he did, he did by way of conjuration.
Moses that godly Captayne, notwithstandynge hee were purposely called, and sent from ⟨image 95⟩God, and in his name wrought many & strange wonders befor the people: yet were there some that saide hee was a Sorcerer, and whatsoeuer he did, he did by way of coniuration.
The Religion of the Jews, was the true worship of the only God: Yet Pliny saith, it was contemptus omnium numinum, The despising of all the gods. The Jews suffered no images to be in their Churches, because God had forbidden them: Yet Cornelius Tacitus saith. They worship their god in form of an ass. Others said, they worship a god whom they call Sabaoth, in the shape and fashion of a hog: and that therefore they were forbidden to eat swines flesh. Others, that they worship Saturnus, because they were commanded to keep holy the Saturday.