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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.
It is a hard thing for him that speaketh much, to speak nothing worthy just reprehension. But it is much harder to escape the reprehension of corrupt Judges, even when he shall speak most uprightly. His defence is abroad, published by himself. And, notwithstanding the endeavour of a learned adversary was to impeach it: yet by his last and a moderate answer, he avouched it good, and approved his plain and sincere dealing to the consciences of all men.
It is a harde thing for him that speaketh much, to speake nothing worthy iust reprehension. But it is much harder to escape the reprehension of corrupt Iudges, euen when he shal speake most vprightly. His defence is abroade, published by himselfe. And, notwithstanding the endeuour of a learned aduersarie was to empeache it: yet by his last and a moderate answere, he auouched it good, and approued his plaine and syncere dealing to the consciences of all men.
Whom it may please to understand, after what sort he prepared himself to the accomplishment of those two notable books, of the defence of the Apology, and the Reply, which are as two double Canons prepared for the battery of error and superstition, must needs confess his diligence, and reverent proceeding in such cause, to have been such, as for which he may well be compared with any, whomsoever the former, or this present age, hath thought therefore worthy commendation. For, besides his advised observation of all such things, as in the adversaries books deserved answer: and, besides that he disposed a summary, and full collection of such matter, as he would use for the disproof of the same, the which he conceived in short notes: this may be a notable testimony, that ⟨image 3⟩he had purpose to set down the authorities out of the Fathers, and the quotations, truly and plainly: whereas in times before, he had gathered sundry books of common places out of the Greek, and Latin, and later writers, he did peruse a fresh the authors themselves, and made every where in them special marks, for the difference of such places, whereof he made choice. Those were all drawn forth, and laid to their themes by certain scholars, who wrote them out by such direction, as he had given unto them. So reverent regard had he to do the work of the Lord, and to defend the trueth faithfully.