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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 then: Do we refuse confirmation, penance, orders, and matrimony: Is there no use of these among us? do we not allow them: yes. For we do confirm and teach repentance, & minister holy orders, and account matrimony, & so use it, as an honourable state of life. We visit the sick among us, and anoint them with the precious oil of the mercy of God. But we call not these sacraments, because they have not the like institution. Confirmation was not ordained by Christ: penance hath not any outward element joined to the word: the same may be said of orders. And matrimony was not first instituted by ⟨image 137⟩Christ: for God ordained it in paradise long before. But in these two, we have both the element and the institution. In Baptism, the element is water, in the Lords Supper, bread and wine. Baptism hath the word of institution. Teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of y• 1Father, and the Son, and the holy Ghost. The Lords supper in like manner hath the word of institution, Do this in remembrance of me. 2Therefore these two are properly and truly called the Sacraments of the Church, because in them the element is joined to the word, and they take their ordinance of Christ, and be visible signs of invisible grace.
What then: Doe we refuse confirmation, penance, orders, and matrimonie: Is there no vse of these among vs? doe we not allow them: yes. For we doe confirme and teache repentance, & minister holy orders, and account matrimonie, & so vse it, as an honorable state of life. We visit ye sicke among vs, and anoynt them with the precious oyle of the mercy of God. But we cal not these sacraments, because they haue not the like institution. Confirmation was not ordeyned by Christ: penance hath not any outward element ioyned to the worde: the same may be sayd of orders. And matrimony was not first instituted by ⟨image 137⟩Christ: for God ordeined it in paradise long before. But in these two, we haue both the element and the institution. In Baptisme, the element is water, in the Lords Supper, bread and wine. Baptisme hath the word of institution. Teache al nations, baptizing them in the name of y