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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.
They say, the bread is changed, and done away utterly: and, that it is no bread, though it seem to be bread: that in this case, we may not trust our eyes, but lean to faith. Mark, I say they tell us that the bread remaineth not: and for trial hereof, they require us not to lean to any other thing then faith. We will then close and shut up our senses, and hearken what Christ, what S. Paul, what the holy fathers of the church, who are best able to instruct our Faith, have spoken.
They say, the bread is changed, and done away vtterly: and, that it is no breade, though it seeme to be bread: that in this case, we may not trust our eyes, but leane to faith. Marke, I saye they tell vs that the bread remayneth not: and for trial hereof, they require vs not to leane to any other thing then faith. Wee will then close and shut vp our senses, and hearken what Christ, what S. Paul, what the holy fathers of the church, who are best able to instruct our Faith, haue spoken.
S. Paul to the Corinthians, in one piece of a Chapter: calleth it bread, four times. Read the 1place, ye shall find it so, in the eleventh of the first Epistle. The Lord Jesus in the night that he was betrayed, took bread. And, as often as ye shall eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye show the Lords death till he come. Again: Whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink the cup of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. And again, Let a man therefore examine himself, & so let him eat of this bread, and drink of this cup. They say it is not bread, but Paul saith, and so many times saith, it is bread. And of the wine, Christ ⟨image 153⟩said after he had given thanks, and it was consecrate, and after his Supper, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine henceforth, until that 2day, when I shall drink it new with you in my fathers kingdom. The fruit of the vine is wine: therefore the self same fruit of the vine, the same wine in substance did abide still after consecration, as before