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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.
Nebuchadnezzar when he fell upon Jury, made the whole country to shake with the terror of his name. He was like to a mighty great tree, whose height reached to the heavens and the fight thereof through all the world: yet suddenly was this mighty tree hewen, down, as the holy one that came down from heaven had said, Hew down the tree, & destroy it. 1Nebuchadnezzar was driven from men, and had his dwelling with the beasts of the field & did eat grass & fodder as the oxen, seven years, till his hairs were grown as Eagles feathers, & his nails like birds claws. The power of Sennacherib was terrible y• people of Israel were not able to withstand it, he did glory in the pride thereof, he said no god was able to deliver Jerusalem, nor to save it out of his hands: yet suddenly the Angel of the lord, 2in one night smote in the camp of Asshur an hundred fourscore and five thousand of his men: he fled away with the rest, & was ⟨image 14⟩slain by his sons, and the people of God left at liberty.
Nabuchodonosor when he fell vpon Iurie, made the whole countrie to shake with the terrour of his name. Hee was like to a mightye great tree, whose height reached to the heauens and the fight thereof through all the world: yet sodainly was this mightie tree hewen, downe, as the holy one that came downe from heauen had said, Hew downe the tree, & destroye it. 1Nabuchodonosor was driuen frō men, and had his dwelling with the beasts of the field & did eate grasse & fodder as the oxen, seuen yers, til his heares were growne as Eagles feathers, & his nailes like birds clawes. The power of Senacherib was terrible y• people of Israel were not able to withstande it, hee did glory in the pride therof, he said no god was able to deliuer Ierusalem, nor to saue it out of his hands: yet sodenly the Angel of the lord, 2in one night smote in the campe of Asshur an hundred fourescore and fiue thousande of his men: he fled away with the rest, & was