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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.
Darius made a decree, whosoever should 1ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of the King, he should be cast into the den of Lions. Daniel would not be kept so long from the service of God. He would not dissemble: he would not hide his zeal: nor show any appearance of it. He prayed and praised God, as he did before, and opened his chamber windows, that it might be seen.
Darius made a decrée, whosoeuer should 1aske a petition of any God or man for thirtie dayes, saue of the King, he should be cast into the denne of Lions. Daniel would not be kept so long from the seruice of God. Hee would not dissemble: he would not hide his zeale: nor shewe anie appearaunce of it. He prayed and praysed God, as he did before, and opened his chamber windowes, that it might bée séene.
Policarpus might have saved his life, if he would have dissembled. He would not, he could not. He saw it would have been an appearance of evil, and a discourage unto the brethren: therefore spake boldly, Christianus 1sum, I am a Christian. And being required to speak il of Christ, said, Octoginta & sex annos seruio ei, & nihil me laesit unquā, quomodo possum maledicere ei, & blasphemare regem meum, qui salutem mihi dedit? I have served Christ these fourscore and six years, and he did never any thing hurt me, how may I speak il, and blaspheme my king, which hath given me salvation? This is my faith, Christ is my God: this is my religion: I am not ashamed to suffer death, rather than I will deny him, ⟨p. 222⟩