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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.
To the right honourable, Sir William Cicil Knight, Lord high Treasurer of England: and to the right honourable L. Robert Dudley, Earle of Leicester, two of her Majesties most honourable privy Counsel, & most worthy Chancellors of both the Universities, Oxford and Cambridge.
To the right honorable, Sir William Cicil Knight, Lorde high Treasorer of England: and to the right honorable L. Robert Dudley, Earle of Leicester, two of her Maiesties most honorable priuie Counsaile, & most worthie Chauncelours of both the Vniuersities, Oxforde and Cambridge.
Untrue reports and slanders can neither give falsehood any credit among the wise, nor disgrace the due estimation of the trueth. Howbeit, it seemeth there are some, which hope it will turn them to no small advantage, if to other their secrete and wicked practises, they join a sleight of ill speaking & of slandering the writings, the godly sayings, the life and the death of those, whom it hath pleased God to use to the setting forth of his Gospel, and thereby to the great comfort of his people.
VNtrue reportes and sclaunders can neither giue falsehoode any credite among the wise, nor disgrace the due estimation of the trueth. Howbeit, it seemeth there are some, which hope it will turne them to no small aduauntage, if to other their secrete and wicked practises, they ioyne a sleyght of ill speaking & of sclaundering the writings, the godly sayings, the life and the death of those, whome it hath pleased God to vse to the setting forth of his Gospel, and thereby to the great comfort of his people.
Among others, upon whom this hath been practised, they have made some especial choice of the late Bishop of Salisbury, a man of famous memory, whose life and death is truly and sincerely written by M. Doctor Humphrey. Howsoever they dealt uncharitably with him in his life, Christian and godly discretion would they should spare to reproach the dead. Or, if not so, yet