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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.
PAUL and SILVANUS, and Timotheus, unto the Church of the Thessalonians, which is in GOD the father, and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be with you and peace, from GOD our father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
PAVLE and SYLVANVS, and Timotheus, vnto the Church of the Thessalonians, which is in GOD the father, and in the Lord Iesus Christ: Grace be with you and peace, from GOD our father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ.
The Apostle Paul preached the Gospel of our Saviour Jesus Christ unto the Thessalonians, as he did also in other places from Jerusalem, round about to Illyricum. But his travail had not like success in all places. For, in Damascus the governor of the people ⟨p. 2⟩under King Aretas, laid watch in the city 1of the Damascenes, and would have caught him. At Lystra they stoned Paul, and drew him 2out of the city, supposing he had been dead. At 3Philippi, he and Silas were drawn into the market place unto the magistrates, and accused, that they troubled their City, they were beaten with rods, and cast into prison. The Corinthians received the doctrine of the gospel, and made much of the professors thereof. But, they fell soon from their good beginning. They walked like men in envying, in strife, in divisions. Some called themselves after Paul, some after Apollo, some after Cephas, and some after Ghrist. They stirred contention about meats: they abused the Lords supper: and they were doubtful of the resurrection of the dead. In like manner the Church of God which was gathered at Rome grew proud and high minded, & boasted themselves over the Jews. The Galatians forsook the good way of the gospel, whereunto they were called, and wherein they did walk. They gave ear to false prophets. Therefore the Apostle telleth them, I am in fear of you, least I have bestowed on