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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.
For I call Heaven and Earth to witness, and speak it before God and his holy Angels, and before the consciences of all them that speak against us, that touching the very substance of religion, we teach nothing this day, but that hath been taught before by Christ him self: set abroad by his Apostles: continued in the Primitive Church, and maintained by the old and ancient Doctors.
For I call Heauen and Earth to witnesse, and speake it before God and his holy Angels, and before the consciences of al them that speak agaynst vs, that touchinge the very substance of religion, wee teache nothinge this day, but that hath bene taught before by Christ him selfe: set abroade by his Apostles: continued in the Primitiue Church, and maintained by the olde and ancient Doctors.
And in one or two words only to give a taste of the same, that thereby ye may the better judge of the rest:
And in one or two wordes onely to giue a taste of the same, that thereby ye may the better iudge of the rest:
We say, that in the Sacrament after the consecration, remaineth the substance & nature of bread and wine. The same saith. S. Augustine, S. Chrysostom, Theodoretus, Gelasius, & others. Gelasius words are so plain, as no man can denie them: Non desinit esse substantia panis & vini. There leaveth not to be the substance of bread and wine. Thus wrote they, and were Catholics.
Wee saye, that in the Sacrament after the consecration, remaineth the substance & nature of bread and wine. The same saith. S. Augustine, S. Chrysostome, Theodoretus, Gelasius, & others. Gelasius wordes are so plaine, as no man can denie them: Non desinit esse substantia panis & vini. There leaueth not to be the substance of bread and wine. Thus wrote they, and were Catholiques.