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An expositio[n] upon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians…An expositio[n] vpon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians…
An expositio[n] upon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians by the reverend Father John Jewel ... ; whereunto is adjoined a very necessary table of the principal matters contained in this exposition.An expositio[n] vpon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians by the reuerend Father Iohn Ievvel ... ; vvhereunto is adioined a very necessarie table of the principal matters contained in this exposition.
London: printed by Ralfe Newberie, 1584
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.
To fulfil their sins always. They have refused the word of reconciliation, they are not contented that they have stoned the prophets, & killed them that were sent to thee, but they yet resist the holy Gospel, & devise means to keep all others from the comfort thereof. This is a token of Gods heavy displeasure upon them, that they repent not of their former •uils, but grow worse and worse. When the Scribes & Pharisees seemed to •ike the cruelty of their fathers, & said, if they had been in their days, they would not have been partners with them ⟨p. 83⟩in the uloud of the prophets: our saviour maketh their hypocrisy known, that herein they should be like to their fathers, for they should kill and crucify the prophets and wise men, and scourge them in their synagogues, & persecute them from city to city, & said to them: Fulfil ye also the measure of your fathers. The cause of 1this judgement of God in giving over the wicked to increase the heap of their sins, the Apostle setteth down to the Romans, As they regarded 2not to know God, so God delivered them up unto a reprobate mind to do those things which are not convenient. For so he sometimes punisheth our sins, & suffereth the wicked to heap sin upon sin, ye so their damnation may be the greater.
To fulfil their sinnes alwaies. They haue resused the word of reconciliation, they are not contented that they haue stoned the prophets, & killed them that were sent to the, but they yet resist the holie Gospel, & deuise meanes to kéepe al others from the comforte thereof. This is a token of Gods heauie displeasure vpon them, that they repent not of their former •uils, but grow worse and worse. When the Scribes & Pharises séemed to •ike the crueltie of their fathers, & said, if they had béen in their daies, they would not haue béen partners with them ⟨p. 83⟩in the vloud of the prophets: our sauiour maketh their hipocrisie knowne, that herein they should be like to their fathers, for they shoulde kil and crucifie the prophets and wise mē, and scourge them in their sinagogues, & persecute them from citie to city, & said to them: Fulfil ye also the measure of your fathers. The cause of