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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.
What? Are they nothing else but bare and naked signs? God forbid. They are the seals of God, heavenly tokens and signs of the grace, and righteousness, and mercy given and imputed to us. Circumcision was not a bare sign. That is not circumcision, which is outward in the flesh, saith Paul, but the circumcision of 1the heart. And again, In Christ ye are circumcised with circumcision made without hands, 2by putting off the sinful body of the flesh, through the circumcision of Christ. Even so is not Baptism ante bare signe. Baptisma eius, 3saith Chrisostome, etiam passio eius est. Christes baptisme, is Christs passion. They are not bare signs: it were blasphemy so to say. The grace of God doeth always work with his Sacraments: but we are taught not to seek that grace in the sign, but to assure our ⟨image 135⟩selves by receiving the sign, that it is given us by the thing signified. We are not washed from our sins by the water, we are not fed to eternal life by the bread and wine, but by the precious blood of our saviour Christ, that lieth hid in these Sacraments.
What? Are they nothing els but bare and naked signes? God forbid. They are the seales of God, heauenly tokens and signes of the grace, and righteousnes, and mercie giuen and imputed to vs. Circumcision was not a bare signe. That is not circūcision, which is outward in the fleshe, saith Paul, but the circumcision of 1the heart. And againe, In Christ ye are circū cised with circūcision made without hands, 2by putting off the sinfull body of the fleshe, through the circumcision of Christ. Euen so is not Baptisme ante bare signe. Baptisma eius, 3saith Chrisostome, etiam passio eius est. Christes baptisme, is Christes passion. They are not bare signes: it were blasphemie so to say. The grace of God doeth alwayes woorke with his Sacramentes: but wee are taught not to seeke that grace in the signe, but to assure our