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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.
Farther, he that is sick, is counselled to call to mind, what any man hath trespassed him, & to forgive them: because God is the God of love: and if any man hate his brother, he abideth in death: and we are commanded to say, forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us: & if we do forgive men their trespasses, our heavenly father will also forgive us. But if we do not forgive men their trespasses, no more will our heavenly father forgive us our trespasses, That so, all we which are redeemed with one price, by the precious blood of the unspotted lamb, may join together as partakers of one inheritance, and the children of one father, and so go forward to one glory by one way, and become all one in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Farther, he that is sicke, is counsailed to call to minde, what any man hath trespassed him, & to forgiue them: because God is ye God of loue: and if any man hate his brother, hee abideth in death: and we are commanded to saye, forgiue vs our trespasses, as we forgiue them that trespasse against vs: & if we doe forgiue men theyr trespasses, our heauenly father will also forgiue vs. But if we do not forgiue men theyr trespasses, no more wil our heauenly father forgiue vs our trespasses, That so, all we which are redeemed with one price, by the precious blood of the vnspotted lambe, may ioyne together as partakers of one inheritance, and the children of one father, and so goe forewarde to one glorie by one way, and become al one in Iesus Christ our Lorde.
In this case, the good father calleth his son unto him, and exhorteth him in this manner. My son hearken unto me: these be the last words, which I shall speak unto thee. Thou seest in me the weakness and decay of flesh: thou shalt be, as I am now One passeth before another, the world and the beauty thereof fade away, and come to an end. Trust not the world, it will deceive thee: walk advisedly: know that thou shalt give an account of thy doings. For we must all appear before the judgement seat of christ. 1that every man may receive the things which are done in his body, according to that he ⟨image 188⟩