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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.
Chrysost. saith, Aliter ego, & aliter incredulus disponitur. Ille cū &c. I am otherwise affected, 1than is he which believeth not. When he heareth of the water of Baptism, he thinketh it is nothing else but water: But, I see (not the creature only, which mine eyes do see, but ⟨image 133⟩also) the cleansing of my soul by the holy Ghost. He thinketh that my body only is washed: I believe, that my soul is thereby made pure & holy: and withal I consider Christs burial, his resurrection, our sanctification, righteousness, redemption, adoption, our inheritance, the kingdom of heaven, & the fullness of the spirit. For I judge not of the things I see by my bodily eyes, but by the eyes of my mind.
Chrysost. saith, Aliter ego, & aliter incredulus disponitur. Ille cū &c. I am otherwise affected, 1thē is he which beleeueth not. Whē he heareth of the water of Baptisme, hee thinketh it is nothing els but water: But, I see (not the creature onelie, which mine eyes do see, but ⟨image 133⟩also) the cleansing of my soule by the holie Ghost. He thinketh yt my body oneli is washed: I beleue, that my soule is therby made pure & holy: and withal I consider Christes burial, his resurrectiō, our sanctificatiō, righteousnes, redemption, adoption, our inheritance, the kingdom of heauen, & the fulnes of the spirit. For I iudge not of ye things I see by my bodily eyes, but by the eyes of my minde.
- 1Hom. 7. in 1. Cor.
When one that is unlearned, and can not read, looketh upon a book, be the book never so true, never so well written, yet because be knoweth not the letters, and cannot read, he looketh upon it in vain. He may turn over all the leaves, and look upon all, and see nothing: but another that can read, & hath judgement to understand, considereth the whole story, the doughe deeds, grave counsels, discrete answers, examples, promises, threatenings, the very drift, & meaning of him that wrote it. So do the faithful receive the fruit & comfort by the Sacraments, which the wicked & ungodly neither consider, nor receive. Thus do the sacraments lead us, & instruct us to behold the secrete and unknown mercies of God, and to carry our selves to the obedience of his will. And this is the other cause, why sacraments were ordained.