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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.
These three are the badges or cognisance of a christian soldier: to rejoice in the mercy of God: to be fervent in prayer: and to give thanks to God in all things. The heathens which have no part in the kingdom of Christ, are thankful for their life, and liberty, and wealth, and glory, and worldly prosperity. But Christians ought to be thankful in persecution, in thraldom, in adversity, in shame, in misery, and in death it self. Who would think that a Lyon which by nature is fierce and cruel, should yield forth Honey? yet Sampson 1found Honey in the body of a Lyon. Who would think it likely that a man should be preserved in the belly of a fish? Jonah was swallowed up of a Whale, and yet not hurt. Who would think that a man might be saved in the middest of burning fire? yet the three servants of God walked in the fire safely, and came safe forth again. We know, saith 2the Apostle, that all things work together for the best, unto them that love God. The Apostles rejoiced in their persecution that they were counted worthy to suffer rebuke for Christs sake. And Paul speaking of this perfection in the godly, sayeth, We rejoice under 3the hope of the glory of God. And not so only, ⟨p. 206⟩but also we rejoice in tribulations.
These thrée are the badges or cognisance of a christian souldier: to reioyce in the mercie of God: to be feruent in prayer: and to giue thankes to God in all thinges. The heathens which haue no part in the kingdome of Christ, are thankefull for their life, and libertie, and wealth, and glorie, and worldly prosperitie. But Christians ought to be thankful in persecution, in thraldome, in aduersitie, in shame, in miserie, and in death it selfe. Who would thinke that a Lyon which by nature is fierce and cruel, should yéelde foorth Hony? yet Sampson 1found Honie in the bodie of a Lyon. Who would thinke it likely that a man should bée preserued in the bellie of a fish? Ionas was swallowed vp of a Whale, and yet not hurt. Who would thinke that a man might be saned in the middest of burning fire? yet ye thrée seruauntes of God walked in the fire safelie, and came safe foorth againe. We knowe, sayth