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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.
I speak not this, because I think nothing at all may be left to any special purpose. For even in Jericho, where was made a general destruction, 1God himself commanded, that all silver & gold, and vessels of brass & iron should be saved, & not saved only, but be brought into the Lords treasury. How be it, the things that may be reserved, must not be dust, or chaff, or hay, or stubble: but gold, and silver, & iron, and brass, I mean, they may not be things meet to furnish and maintain superstition, but such things as be strong, and may serve either directly to serve God, or else for comeliness and good order. Such things may be reserved. notwithstanding they came out of the spoil of Jericho.
I speake not this, because I thinke nothing at al may be left to any special purpose. For euē in Hiericho, where was made a general destruction, 1God himselfe commanded, that all siluer & gold, and vessels of brasse & iron should be saued, & not saued only, but be brought into the Lords treasurie. How be it, the things that may bee reserued, must not be dust, or chaffe, or hay, or stubble: but gold, and siluer, & yron, and brasse, I meane, they may not be things meet to furnish and mainteine superstition, but such thinges as be strong, and may serue either directly to serue God, or els for comelines and good order. Such thinges may be reserued. notwithstanding they came out of the spoyle of Hiericho.
- 1Joshua 6.Iosue 6.
Now to stay the restoring of Jericho, many good ways may be devised. For our consideration at this present, and because the time is far spent, I will name only four unto you. The first, Maintenance of schools & learning. Secondly, understanding of the cause: ⟨image 27⟩