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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.
I beseech you, mark the form and fashion of their prays. To the blessed virgin, they said, Ave Maria, salus, et consolatrix vivorum et mortuorum, Haile Mary, the saviour & comforter, both of quick & dead. And again, O gloriosa virgo Maria, libera nos ab omni malo, et a paenis inferni. O glorious virgin Mary, deliver us from all evil, & from the pains of hell. Again, Monstra te esse matrem, show that thou art a mother. They call her, Regina Coeli, domina mundi, unica spes miserorum, Queen of heaven, Lady of y• world, the only hope of them that be in misery. It were tedious, and unpleasant to recite the like their blasphemies. Howe did these men account of the cross and passion of Christ? What leave they to be wrought by the price of his blood? To speak nothing of the multitude of their intercessors and patrons, of their false miracles, of their deceivable merits and works of supererogation: how foul a kind of Idolatry was it, to worship the image with the selfsame honour, wherewith they worship the thing it self, that is represented by the Image? As, if the thing it self be worshipped with godly honour, then must the Image thereof be worshipped with godly honour.
I beseech you, marke the fourme and fashion of their prayes. To the blessed virgin, they sayd, Aue Maria, salus, et consolatrix viuorum et mortuorum, Haile Marie, the sauiour & cō forter, both of quick & dead. And agayne, O gloriosa virgo Maria, libera nos ab omni malo, et a paenis inferni. O glorious virgin Mary, deliuer vs from al euil, & frō the paines of hel. Agayne, Monstra te esse matrem, shewe that thou art a mother. They cal her, Regina Coeli, domina mundi, vnica spes miserorum, Queene of heauen, Lady of y• world, the only hope of them that be in miserie. It were tedious, and vnpleasant to recite the like their blasphemies. Howe did these men accompt of the crosse and passion of Christ? What leaue they to be wrought by the price of his blood? To speak nothing of the multitude of their intercessours and patrones, of their false miracles, of their deceiueable merits and workes of supererogation: how fowle a kinde of Idolatry was it, to worship the image with the selfsame honour, wherwith they worshippe the thing it selfe, that is represented by the Image? As, if the thinge it selfe bee worshipped with godly honour, then must the Image thereof bee worshipped with godlye honour.