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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.
Therefore, a father must teach his child what God is: That he is our father, that he hath made us, and doeth feed us, and giveth us all things needful, both for body, and soul: that he is our Lord, and therefore we must serve him, and obey him, and do nothing whereby he may be displeased: that he is our judge, and shall come to judge the quick and the dead, and that all men shall come before him, to receive according as they have done in the flesh. He must put his child in mind of his baptism, and teach him that it is a covenant of Gods mercy to us, and of our duty to God: that it is a mystery of our salvation: that our soul is so washed with the blood of Christ, as the water of baptism washeth our body. So must he also teach his child the mystery of the Lords supper: what and how he receiveth there to his comfort: that as the bread is broken, and the wine poured out, so the body of Christ was crucified, and his blood shed for the remission of sins: that, if ⟨image 172⟩we believe in Christ, we are through the promise of GOD, so certainly nourished in our souls to everlasting life, by the passion of Christ Jesus our Saviour, as our bodies are truly nourished with the creatures of bread & wine. Thus Paul was brought up at the feet of Gamaliel, 1and instructed according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers. Thus Timothy was 2brought up to know the holy Scriptures of a child. How are we become so superstitious? Why have we been so delighted in darkness? why is it so hard a matter to remove us from the errors wherein we have lived? Why had we rather fall down before dumb things and worship them, & continue still in ignorance, rather then hearken unto the word of God? Why have we played yt part of the Jews, & cried Crucifige upon our dear friends, and kinsmen: upon those whom we could not justly accuse of any crime: who offended us no ways, but in that they did point us to Christ, and called us to seek salvation only in him? Hereof there cannot any better cause be yielded, then this, that we were ignorantly bred up, without knowledge of God, without understanding of his word The wise man saith, Teach a child the trade 3of his way, and when he is old he shall not depart from it. And again, Who so awaketh unto wisdom betimes, shall have no great