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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.
But, as touching our spiritual Jericho, Joshua suffered nothing to stand, he burnt houses, and palaces, and killed man, woman, & child, & cattle without mercy, altogether. For so God had given him in commandment, and so is it often written of him, that where the Lord gave any people into his hands, he left nothing remaining, no, were it never so little. Of this policy Moses speaketh. If you will not drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, then those 1which ye let remain of them, shall be pricks in your eyes, & thorns in your sides, & shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell. Destroy not some only, to leave some: you shall leave nothing, no not a little. If you do leave, you break the commandment of God.
But, as touching our spiritual Hiericho, Iosuah suffered nothing to stand, he burnt houses, and palaces, and killed man, woman, & child, & cattel without mercy, altogether. For so God had giuen him in commandement, and so is it often written of him, that where the Lord gaue any people into his hands, he left nothing remayning, no, were it neuer so little. Of this pollicie Moses speaketh. If you wil not driue out the inhabitāts of the land before you, thē those 1which ye let remaine of them, shalbe pricks in your eies, & thornes in your sides, & shall vexe you in the land wherein ye dwell. Destroy not some onely, to leaue some: you shall leaue nothing, no not a little. If you doe leaue, you breake the commandement of God.
- 1Num. 33.
In religion, no part is to be called little. A hear is but little, yet it hath a shadow. In the body, a little disquiet is oftentimes cause of death. The Ciniphes were but little, yet are they reckoned among the great plagues of God.