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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.
Now, a word or two of the bringing up of children, and preparing them to confirmation. Wherein I would God the old order were duly observed, that they were instructed perfectly to know religion, & their duty to God: and so might be brought before the Congregation, and make an open profession of their faith, with promise, that neither tribulation, nor anguish, nor persecution, nor famine, nor nakedness, nor fire, nor sword, nor life, nor death, shall ever make them deny their faith. Hereof might much be spoken, but I will be short.
Nowe, a worde or two of the bringing vp of children, and preparing them to confirmation. Wherein I woulde God the olde order were duely obserued, that they were instructed perfitly to know relygion, & theyr duetie to God: and so might be brought before the Congregation, and make an open profession of their faith, with promise, that neither tribulation, nor anguish, nor persecution, nor famine, nor nakednes, nor fire, nor sword, nor life, nor death, shall euer make them denie their faith. Hereof might much be spoken, but I will be short.
The whole standeth in knowledge and in the fear of God: that they may know God, & walk before him in reverence and in fear, and ⟨image 172⟩serve him in holiness, and righteousness, all the days of their life. The Jews are a miserable people: they live in error, they die in their own blood: yet have they so much understanding, that they bring up their children in the knowledge of God, and that knowledge they teach out of the word of God. They remember what charge God gave them: Thou shalt teach them thy sons, and thy sons sons.1
The whole standeth in knowledge and in the feare of God: that they may knowe God, & walke before him in reuerence and in feare, and ⟨image 172⟩serue him in holines, and righteousnes, al the dayes of their life. The Iewes are a miserable people: they liue in errour, they die in their owne blood: yet haue they so much vnderstanding, that they bringe vp their children in the knowledge of God, and that knowledge they teach out of the worde of God. They remember what charge God gaue them: Thou shalt teach them thy sonnes, and thy sonnes sonnes.