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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.
Maximianus practising the like attempts, ⟨image 22⟩was likewise stricken: his flesh was eaten with lice, his body rotted inwardly, he was not able to abide the smell of himself, Then he confessed his error, found his guilt, called in his proclamation, stayed his sword, and (albeit it were against his mind) commanded that the Christians should have their Books, and use their Churches, and hear the Scriptures and call upon the name of Christ, as they had done before.
Maximianus practising the like attemptes, ⟨image 22⟩was likewise striken: his fleshe was eaten with lice, his body rotted in wardly, hee was not able to abyde the smel of himselfe, Then hee confessed his errour, found his guilte, called in his proclamation, stayed his sword, and (albeit it were against his mynd) commaunded that the Christians shoulde haue their Bookes, and vse their Churches, and heare the Scriptures and call vppon the name of Christ, as they had done before.
Julian of all other began most politicly and subtly, and therefore most mightily to set up Jericho. He gave commandment that no Christian mans child should go to school, devising thereby to keep them rude and barbarous, that no Christian should bear office, or live in any manner authority, thereby to make them vile: that they should never be Captains or soldiers, that so they might be kept in weakness, he removed the Christians out of his court. He opened again the temple of the Heathen, & did erect Idols in them, and the more to give credit and countenance to the matter, he himself being the Emperor, took upon him the office of a Bishop, and did offer sacrifice: many of the nobles, & many of the people, applied themselves to follow this example, and did the like. He licensed the Jews to return home again, & to build up Jerusalem, he allowed them money, ⟨image 22⟩he gave them liberties, and all this only in the despite of Christ: only to discredit and deface the glory of the Son of God. Hereby the Heretics upbraided and defied Christ: the faithful were dismayed, and the church of GOD was brought to great confusion.