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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.
V. 12 Now we beseech you brethren, that ye know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you.
V. 12 Nowe wee beseech you brethren, that yee knowe them which labour among you, and are ouer you in the Lord, and admonish you.
13 That ye have them in singular love, for their works sake: be at peace among your selves. ⟨p. 194⟩They which exhort you, and warn you, and are over you in the Lord: they be shepherds, and husbandmen, and watchmen for you. They feed the Lords flock, plough the Lords ground, and watch the tower of the God of hosts. You are Gods sheep, ye must be fed, else you cannot live. You are a field, you must be ploughed, else you will be overgrown with brambles, and stand unfruitful, and lie waste. You are the Lords tower, you must be watched, else the enemy will break in upon you, and so you should be destroyed. They labour and travel in your behalf: they must give an account for your souls: they are ambassadors sent from God: they come to tell you the truth: they preach not themselves, but Christ Jesus: they speak to you in the name of the Lord. Although you reckon them fools, unlearned, and simple, they are the messengers of the great King: even of him that is Lord over all. Saint Paul saith: It pleased God 1by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. The heavenly treasure is brought to you, in poor, broken, earthy vessels. The vessels are simple, but the treasure is heavenly. The messenger is weak, but his word is the word of life, which can cast down every high thing that is exalted against the glory of God. Whatsoever they ⟨p. 195⟩•eeme to you, they are the eyes of the Church, and the mouth of God. Christ saith unto them, whom he appointeth to this ministry, As my father sendeth me, so send I you. They