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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.
When Joseph was sold into Egypt, good father Jacob thought he was dead, and therefore mourned day and night. Nothing could comfort him. Alas sayeth he, that I have lived to see this day, O Joseph my son, my son Joseph, oh that I might give my life to redeem thee. Now shall my hoary head go down to the grave in heaviness. But when he heard that Joseph lived, and did see him with his eyes: when he did see that he was a Prince, next in place to the King, and had all the Country at commandment: then he knew he had mourned without a cause. Then his heart leapt within him, his eyes gushed out with water, he wept for joy. Ignorance, as we see, made him heavy, knowledge of the truth as it was, rejoiced his halt, and made him glad.
When Ioseph was solde into Egypt, good father Iacob thought he was dead, and therefore mourned day and night. Nothing could comfort him. Alas sayeth he, that I haue liued to sée this day, O Ioseph my sonne, my sonne Ioseph, oh that I might giue my life to redéeme thée. Nowe shal my hoarie head goe downe to the graue in heauinesse. But when he hearde that Ioseph liued, and did sée him with his eyes: when he did sée that he was a Prince, next in place to the King, and had al the Countrey at commaundement: then hée knewe he had mourned without a cause. Then his heart leapt within him, his eyes gusht out with water, he wept for ioy. Ignoraunce, as we sée, made him heauie, knowledge of the truth as it was, reioyced his halt, and made him glad.
There is great error, and darkness, and ignorance, in mans life. We rejoice ⟨p. 160⟩when we have cause to mourn, and mourn many times when we have cause to rejoice. Therefore he sayeth, I would not have you ignorant. Be not deceived. God hath given you eyes to see the right ways God hath given you ears to hear counsel: and a heart to know reason, and to understand, and judge. God hath given you the Scriptures, and by them the knowledge of his will. He hath given you a face to look up to heaven, and the spirit of life hath he poured into you: that you should not by any means be deceived.