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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.
Keep that which is good.
Keepe that which is good.
When you have tried, and found out the truth, be constant and settled in it. A wavering minded man is unstable in all his ways. Follow ⟨p. 214⟩the truth, and be not carried about with every wind of doctrine. The devil will come in the name of God, and change himself into an Angel of light. Let him not take the love of the trueth from you: let him not remove you from faith and a good conscience: return not like swine unto your mire. God hath purged your hearts, and made them clean. Except they be preserved and kept occupied, the unclean spirit will return, and enter in, and dwell in you: so the last state of you shall be worse than the first.
When you haue tried, and found out the truth, be constant and setled in it. A wauering minded man is vnstable in al his waies. Follow ⟨p. 214⟩the truth, and be not carried about with euerie wind of doctrine. The diuel wil come in the name of God, and change himselfe into an Angel of light. Let him not take the loue of the trueth from you: let him not remooue you from faith and a good conscience: returne not like swine vnto your mire. God hath purged your hearts, and made them cleane. Except they be preserued and kept occupied, the vncleane spirite wil returne, and enter in, and dwell in you: so the last state of you shall be worse than the first.
We have great cause to hearken diligently to the Apostle, to keep that is good. We see this day great confusion in all places. Satan would fain entangle us again with the error of the wicked, and seeketh to draw us from our steadfastness. Now is the time wherein God maketh some trial of his servants: now iniquity seeketh to have the upper hand. They seduce the people, & say, here is Christ, there is Christ: here is the Church, there is the Church. God give us his holy spirit to guide us in judgement, that we may discern the truth from falsehood, and know the blessed and gracious will of GOD: that we may walk in his ways, and serve him in reverence and fear all the days of our life.