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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.
That the Priests should hear the private confessions of the people, and listen to their whisperings: that every man should be bound to their auricular confession, it is no commandment or ordinance of God. It is devised and established by men, and was lately confirmed by Innocentius the third. The Church of God in the time of our elder fathers, was not tied to any such necessity.
That the Priestes shoulde heare the priuate confessions of the people, and listen to their whisperings: that euery man shoulde be bound to their auriculer confession, it is no commandement or ordinance of God. It is deuised and establyshed by men, and was lately confirmed by Innocentius the thirde. The Church of God in the time of our elder fathers, was not tyed to any such necessitie.
Chrysostome sayth, Non dico, ut confitearis 1conseruo tuo peccata tua• dicito deo, qui curet ea. I will thee not to confess thy sins to thy fellow servant, (that is, to the Priest) confess ⟨image 182⟩them unto God, that may heal them. Again he saith, Cogitation tua fiat delictorum exquisitio: sine teste sit hoc judicium, solus Deus te confitent em 2videat. Examine thy sins in thy heart within thee: let this judgement be without witness, let god only see thee making thy confession. And againe, Non dico tibi, ut te pro das in publicum, neque ut te apud alios accuses: 3sed obedire te volo Prophetae dicenti, Revela Domino viam tuam. Apud Deum ergo &c. I say not to thee, that thou openly show forth thy self, nor that thou accuse thy self in y• presence of others: but I will have thee obey God, which sayeth, Disclose thy ways unto the Lord. Confess thy sins therefore before God: declare thine offences, and make thy prayer for them before God, which is the true and righteous Judge. Make thy confession, not with the tongue, but in the record of thine own conscience.