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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.
A Sacrament is an outward and visible sign, whereby GOD sealeth up his grace in our hearts, to the confirmation of our Faith. Saint Augustine saith, Sacramentum est inuisibilis gratiae visibile signum. A Sacrament is a visible sign of grace invisible. And that we may ⟨image 131⟩the better understand him, he telleth us what thing we should call a sign. A sign, is a thing 1that besides the sight itself, which it offereth to the senses, causeth of itself some other certain thing to come to knowledge. In Baptism, the water is the sign: and the thing signified, is the grace of God. We see the water, but the grace of God is invisible: we cannot see it. Moreover he saith, Signa, cum ad res divinas 2adhibentur, Sacramenta vocantur. Signs, when they be applied to godly things, be called sacraments. The signification and substance of the sacrament, is to show us, how we are washed with the passion of Christ, and how we are fed with the body of Christ. And again, If Sacraments 3had not a certain likeness, and representation of the things whereof they be sacraments, then indeed they were no sacraments. And because of this likeness which they have with the things they represent, they be ofttimes termed by the names of the things themselves. Therefore after a certain manner of speech (and not otherwise) the Sacrament of the body of Christ, is the body of Christ, & the Sacrament of the blood of Christ, is the blood of Christ: so the sacrament of faith, is faith.
A Sacrament is an outwarde and visible signe, whereby GOD sealeth vp his grace in our heartes, to the confirmation of our Faith. Saint Augustine saith, Sacramentum est inuisibilis gratiae visibile signum. A Sacramēt is a visible signe of grace inuisible. And yt wee may ⟨image 131⟩the better vnderstand him, hee telleth vs what thing we should call a signe. A signe, is a thing 1that besides the sight itself, which it offreth to the sēses, causeth of itself some other certaine thing to come to knowledge. In Baptisme, the water is the signe: and the thing signified, is the grace of God. Wee see the water, but the grace of God is inuisible: we cannot see it. Moreouer he saith, Signa, cum ad res diuinas