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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.
But why were sacraments ordained? he telleth you: In nullū noncē religionis, ceu verū &c. Men 1cannot be gathered together to the profession of any religion, whether it be true or false: unless they be bound in the fellowship of visible signs or sacraments. The first cause why they were ordained, is, that thereby one should acknowledge another, as fellows of one household, & members of one body. So was all Israel reckoned the children of Abraham, because of their circumcision, & all such as were uncircumcised, were cut off from the people, & had no part in the common wealth of Israel, because they were uncircumcised: Even as we take them that are not baptised, to be none of our brethren, to be no children of God, nor members of his Church, because they will not take the Sacrament of Baptism.
But why were sacraments ordeined? he telleth you: In nullū noncē religionis, ceu verū &c. Men 1cānot be gathered together to the profession of any religiō, whether it be true or false: vnlesse they be bound inthe felowship of visible signes or sacramēts. The first cause why they were ordeined, is, that thereby one shoulde acknowledge another, as felowes of one household, & members of one body. So was al Israel reckoned the children of Abraham, because of their circumcision, & al such as were vncircumcised, were cut off from the people, & had no part in the common wealth of Israel, because they were vncircumcised: Euen as wee take them that are not baptised, to be none of our brethren, to be no children of God, nor members of his Church, because they will not take the Sacrament of Babtisme.
- 1Lib. 19. contra Faust. cap. 11.Lib. 19. cōtra Faust. cap. 11.
An other cause, is, to move, instruct, and teach our dull and heavy hearts, by sensible creatures, that so our negligence in not heeding or