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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.
I protest that the use and order of confirmation rightly used, is profitable, and necessary in the Church, & no way to be broken. But all that is profitable, & necessary, is not a sacrament. Christ did not command it, he spake no word of it. Look, and read, if you doubt it. Christs words are written, and may be seen. You shall never find that he commanded Confirmation, or that he ever made any special promise to it. Therefore may you conclude, that it is no sacrament. Otherwise, being rightly used, it is a good ceremony, & well ordained of our ancient fathers.
I protest yt the vse and order of confirmation rightly vsed, is profitable, and necessarie in the Church, & no way to be broken. But all yt is profitable, & necessarie, is not a sacramēt. Christ did not commāde it, he spake no word of it. Looke, and reade, if you doubt it. Christes wordes are written, and may be seene. You shal neuer finde that hee commanded Confirmation, or that hee euer made any special promise to it. Therefore may you conclude, that it is no sacrament. Otherwise, being rightly vsed, it is a good ceremonie, & wel ordeined of our auncient fathers.
The Apostles laid their hands on them, ⟨image 170⟩and confirmed them which were baptized of John▪ But that proveth not this confirmation: that was extraordinary, it was a miracle. The holy Ghost came down upon them, and lightened their hearts by this laying on of the Apostles hands. But it is not so now, the holy Ghost doth not now descend in visible form upon those which are confirmed: there is no such miracle wrought. There is no need, that it should so be. There was no commandment, either to appoint it unto the Church, or to continue it until the coming of Christ, and the end of the world. Therefore it is no Sacrament by the institution of Christ, Hitherto of the use: Now, somewhat of the abuse.
The Apostles layde their handes on them, ⟨image 170⟩