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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 what end write they thus? to give a token of their knowledge? nay, hereby they proclaim and publish their folly and want of knowledge. These two hundred years, there have ever been some, which have adventured to tell such news, and to say, in this year or that year, you shall have dooms day. Such a day will Christ come to judgement, and the world shall have an end. They have appointed many such years, and days, and hours. The years be gone, the days be past, & the hours be slipped away, but the world abideth, and giveth witness of their folly.
To what end write they thus? to giue a token of their knowledge? nay, hereby they proclaime and publish their sollie and want of knowledge. These two hundred yeares, there haue euer béene some, which haue aduentured to tell such newes, and to saie, in this yeare or that yeare, you shal haue doomes daie. Such a daie will Christ come to iudgement, and the world shall haue an end. They haue appointed many such yeares, and daies, and houres. The yeares be gone, the daies be past, & the houres be slipt away, but the world abideth, and giueth witnesse of their follie.
But the meaning of these men is good. Hereby they move the people to repentance. For, when men think the end of the world is at hand, they will bear the less affection of the things of this world. This is not the way to teach repentance, and amendment of life. The ⟨p. 185⟩people may not be taught by lies & fables. If this had been good for them, God himself would have used it. God grant them grace to repent, which thus presume of knowledge, and reach so high and yet know nothing.
But the meaning of these men is good. Hereby they moue the people to repentance. For, when men thinke the ende of the world is at hand, they wil beare the lesse affection of the things of this world. This is not the waie to teach repentance, and amendment of life. The ⟨p. 185⟩people may not be taught by lies & fables. If this had béen good for thē, God himselfe would haue vsed it. God graunt them grace to repent, which thus presume of knowledge, and reach so high and yet know nothing.