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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 Have opened unto you y• contents of the Lords prayer, & showed you upon whom we ought to call, & what to ask: and y• articles of our Christian faith, in God the father, y• son, & the holy Ghost, of the church, of remission of sins, of the resurrection, & of life everlasting, &c. And I have opened unto you the ten commandments, & in them what our duty is towards God, towards our Prince and magistrates, towards our parents, towards our neighbour, & towards our selves. Al this have I done simply, & plainly, without all show of learning, that it might the better sink into our hearts.
I Haue opened vnto you y• contents of the Lordes prayer, & shewed you vpon whom wee ought to call, & what to aske: and y• articles of our Christiā faith, in God ye father, y• sonn, & the holy Ghost, of ye church, of remission of sins, of the resurrection, & of life euerlasting, &c. And I haue opened vnto you the ten commandements, & in them what our duetie is towards God, towards our Prince and magistrates, towards our parēts, towards our neighbour, & towards our selues. Al this haue I done simply, & plainly, without al shewe of learning, that it might the better sinke into our heartes.
Now I think good to speak of the Sacraments of the Church, that all you may know what they are, because you are all partakers of the holy sacraments. Christ hath ordained them, that by them he might set before our eyes the ⟨image 131⟩mysteries of our salvation, and might more strongly confirm the faith, which we have in his blood, & might seal his grace in our hearts. As Princes seals confirm and warrant their deeds and char•ers: so do the Sacraments witness unto our conscience, that Gods promises are true, and shall continue for ever. Thus doeth God make known his secret purpose to his Church: first, he declareth his mercy by his word: then he sealeth it, and assureth it by his sacraments. In the word we have his promises: in the sacraments we see them.