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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.
Christ said to Nicodemus, Except a man be borne again, he cannot see the kingdom of 1God. These words are plain: yet Nicodemus mistook them, and was deceived, & said, Howe can a man be borne that is old? can he enter into his mothers womb again, & be born? 2Christ meant the spiritual birth of the soul, & the spirit, not yt natural & corporal birth of the body.
Christ said to Nicodemus, Except a man bee borne againe, he cannot see the kingdom of 1God. These words are plaine: yet Nicodemus mistooke them, and was deceiued, & said, Howe can a man be borne that is old? can he enter into his mothers wombe again, & be born? 2Christ meant ye spiritual birth of the soule, & the spirit, not yt natural & corporall birth of ye body.
And to come nearer to the matter in hand, when Christ said, I am the bread which is come ⟨image 149⟩down from Heaven: &, except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, & drink his blood, ye have no life in you: and, my flesh is meat in deed: and, my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth of this bread, shall live for ever. The Capernaites thought these words plain enough: therefore they say, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? This is an hard saying, who can hear it? And they departed away from him. Then said Jesus, The words that I speak unto you are spirit & life. Upon occasion hereof, S. Augustine writeth thus, Spiritualiter intelligite