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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.
But they would have the Mass. What find they or see they in it, wherefore they should so desire it? Try things saith Paul. Therefore examine and try the mass. What do we learn by it? what doctrine, what godliness in life, what comfort for salvation? It is a dumb and deadly service. The people are forced to be at it, it is the very key of their religion: the people are bound to be present at mass: yet they neither receive any thing, nor eat, nor hear, nor understand any thing. You are wise, you have reason, you are the children of GOD: be you judges herein, and judge uprightly, for it is Gods cause. Will they call this the Lords supper? Is this the sacrament of our redemption? Is this that which Paul received of the Lord, and delivered unto the Church? Is this the showing forth of the Lords death until he come?
But they would haue the Masse. What find they or sée they in it, wherfore they should so desire it? Trie things saith Paul. Therefore examine and trie the masse. What do we learne by it? what doctrine, what godlinesse in life, what comforte for saluation? It is a dumb and deadly seruice. The people are forced to be at it, it is the verie kay of their religion: the people are bound to be present at masse: yet they neither receiue anie thing, nor eate, nor heare, nor vnderstand anie thing. You are wise, you haue reason, you are the children of GOD: be you iudges herein, and iudge vprightly, for it is Gods cause. Will they call this the Lordes supper? Is this the sacrament of our redemption? Is this that which Paule receiued of the Lord, and deliuered vnto the Church? Is this the shewing foorth of the Lordes death vntill hée come?
They would have the Popes authority restored. What is the Pope? they say he is the successor of Peter. What doth the Pope as Peter did? or what did Peter as the Pope doth? He is a mortal man. And cursed are they of God, that put their trust in man. He feedeth not the flock, he teacheth not the simple, he strengtheneth not the weak: I will say no more. GOD make him a servant of ⟨p. 217⟩Christ, and a faithful disposer of the mysteries of God.