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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.
They paint their banner with the Cross, and five wounds. Why bring they those arms against us? Do not we believe the cross of Christ? do not we rejoice and comfort our hearts by the remembrance of his wounds? do not we read, and she we forth to the people the story of his passion? GOD ⟨p. 218⟩knoweth it, and you can bear us witness, and they can not deny it, that we make this work of our redemption, wrought by the passion of our saviour Christ, the chief and principal rock and foundation of our faith. Therefore say we with the Apostle, GOD forbid that we should rejoice in any thing, but in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Nay rather, they are become our enemies because we believe in Jesus Christ crucified. Because we say, as Gods word teacheth, that Jesus Christ is the only advocate to the Father for our sins: and that he hath with one offering consecrated 1for ever them that are sanctified: and that the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us 2from all sin. For this cause are they become our enemies.
They paint their banner with the Crosse, and fiue woundes. Why bring they those armes against vs? Doe not we beleeue the crosse of Christ? doe not wée reioyce and comforte our heartes by the remembraunce of his woundes? doe not wée reade, and she we foorth to the people the storie of his passion? GOD ⟨p. 218⟩knoweth it, and you can beare vs witnesse, and they can not denie it, that we make this worke of our redemption, wrought by the passion of our sauiour Christ, the chiefe and principall rocke and foundation of our faith. Therefore say wee with the Apostle, GOD forbidde that we should reioyce in anie thing, but in the Crosse of our Lorde Iesus Christ. Nay rather, they are become our enemies because wée beléeue in Iesus Christ crucified. Because we say, as Gods worde teacheth, that Iesus Christ is the onely aduocate to the Father for our sinnes: and that hee hath with one offering consecrated 1for euer them that are sanctified: and that the bloud of Iesus Christ his sonne cleanseth vs