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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.
Let us be content to seek help at this […] without wrath or malice, let us come to it as we would come to our father. Let us ask counsel at it, as we would at the mouth of GOD. As every man thinketh it lawful to use his own, or to require his own: so let every man be content to leave that he ho•eth, when law saith, it is none ⟨p. 152⟩of his. The law is no breach of charity, it is the bond and knot to keep men in love. A son may attempt law with his father, yet do it in such duty as becometh a son. A subject may attempt law with his prince, and yet love and reverence his prince, as becometh. Who v• seth the law otherwise, doth abuse it. All strife and contention must be sa• aside.
Let vs be content to séeke helpe at this 〈…〉 without wrath or malice, let vs come to it as we would come to our father. Let vs aske counsell at it, as we would at the mouth of GOD. As euerie man thinketh it lawfull to vse his owne, or to require his owne: so lette euerie man be content to leaue that he ho•eth, when law saith, it is none ⟨p. 152⟩of his. The law is no breach of charitie, it is the bonde and knot to kéepe men in loue. A son may attempt law with his father, yet doe it in such dutie as becommeth a son. A subiect maie attempt law with his prince, and yet loue and reuerence his prince, as becommeth. Who v• seth the law otherwise, doth abuse it. All strife and contention must be sa• aside.
Love may ancide wrong, love may require right, love may stand earth, and seek defence, before Judge. Love is patient, and gentle, it envieth not, it doth not boa• it self, it is not puffed up, it disdaineth not, it seeketh not, her own things, it is not eked to anger, it thinketh not evil, it reiceth not in iniquity. but it rejoiceth in the truth. It uffereth all things, it believeth all […] it […] all things, it mdureth all things. Such is the nature of love, such it is, where it is, inben it seeketh right, wh it defendeth it self against challenge of doing wrong.