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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.
They that are called to this service, must not think it enough, that they serve God, as men of other trades do. For princes, and all sorts of people owe service and homage unto God, to serve him in holiness & righteousness all the days of their life. This service of godly conversation, and obedience, must ministers also most carefully perform. But the especial service, which belongeth to their calling, is to carry the ark of the covenant before their people, to do their message truly when they are sent. To teach, to instruct, to erbort, to comfort, to rebuke in season and out of season: to plant, to weed, to graft, to shred, to hold up their hands and to pray for the people. To do this service for kings, for subjects, for rich, for poor, for the wise, for the simple: for the godly, and for the wicked: to establish them, and comfort them touching their faith.
They that are called to this seruice, must not thinke it ynough, that they serue God, as men of other trades doe. For princes, and al sortes of people owe seruice and homage vnto God, to serue him in holinesse & righteousnesse al the dayes of their life. This seruice of godly conuersation, and obedience, must ministers also most carefully performe. But the especial seruice, which belongeth to their calling, is to carrie the arke of the couenaunt before their people, to doe their message truely when they are sent. To teach, to instruct, to erbort, to comfort, to rebuke in season and out of season: to plant, to wéede, to graffe, to shrid, to holde vp their handes and to pray for the people. To doe this seruice for kings, for subiectes, for rich, for poore, for the wise, for the simple: for the godly, and for the wicked: to establish them, and comfort them touching their fai•h.
Paul calleth himself often, The servant of God, the servant of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⟨p. 90⟩He rejoiceth in this service, and reckoneth it in part of his glory. If we consider the pains and travails, which he took, we shall know, what diligence all others that are called to the same service ought to show. Thus he writeth of himself. I am debtor both to the Graecians