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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.
Despise not good brethren, despise not to hear gods word declared. As you tender your own souls, be diligent to come to sermons: for that is the ordinary place, where mens hearts be moved, & Gods secrets be revealed. For be the preacher never so weak, yet is the word of God as mighty, & as puissant as ever it was. If thou hear Gods word spoken by a weak man, an ignorant man, a sinner as thou thy self art, and yet wilt believe it, and hear it with reverence: it is able to open thine eyes, and to reveal unto thee the high mysteries of thy salvation.
Dispise not good brethren, despise not to heare gods worde declared. As you tender your owne soules, be diligent to come to sermons: for that is the ordinary place, where mens hearts be moued, & Gods secrets be reuealed. For be the preacher neuer so weake, yet is the word of God as mightie, & as puisant as euer it was. If thou heare Gods worde spoken by a weake man, anignorant man, a sinner as thou thy selfe art, and yet wilt beleeue it, and heare it with reuerence: it is able to open thine eyes, and to reueale vnto thee the high misteries of thy saluation.
Remember we are the sons of the Prophets. The kingdom of God is come amongst us. Let us not withstand the Spirit of God: let us not tread down the blood of the everlasting Testament. The hand of god hath wrought this: let us not arm our selves against GOD, and say, They are wrought in the name of Beelzebub.
Remember we are the sonnes of the Prophets. The kingdome of God is come amongst vs. Let vs not withstand the Spirit of God: let vs not treade downe the blood of the euerlasting Testament. The hande of god hath wrought this: let vs not arme our selues against GOD, and say, They are wrought in the name of Beelzebub.
It is not our doctrine that we bring you this day, we wrote it not, we found it not out, we are not the inventors of it, we bring you nothing, but that the old fathers of the Church, that the Apostles, that Christ our Saviour himself hath brought before us. O condemn it not,