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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
¶ The Second Epistle of the Apostle Saint Paul to the Thessalonians. › Chapter 2
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Neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter, as it were from us. Let no man enti•e you from the love of the trueth, nor withdraw you, or remove you from that blessed •pe unto which you be called, neither by pretence of any, which any would seem to receive of the spirit of God: nor by pretence of any words of mine, as if I had so spoken: nor by any letter, given unto you in my name, as if I had so written. In these words, he doth not only strengthen them against such practises of crafty, and false teachers: but giveth them there withal a testimony of their constant abiding in the trueth of the Gospel.
Neither by spirite, nor by worde, nor by letter, as it were from vs. Let no man enti•e you from the loue of the trueth, nor withdraw you, or remoue you from that blessed •pe vnto which you becalled, neither by pretence of any, which any would séeme to receiue of the spirite of God: nor by pretence of any woords of mine, as if I had so spoken: nor by any letter, giuen vnto you in my name, as if I had so written. In these woordes, hee docth not onelie strengthen them against such practises of crafty, and false teachers: but giueth them there withal a testimonie of their constant abiding in the trueth of the Gospel.
Otherwise, if the seducers had prevailed: and if the Thessalonians had yielded unto them, and received their error: h•e would then have framed his speech unto them after this manner. Oh suffer your selves to he advised. You […] not run well, you have lost the high way. Give place to the spirit of God, submit your selves under his mighty hand, refuse not the calling whereby he hath called you. I could speak such things, wherewith you would be better pleased: but your case is such, it requireth rather fr•, and plain, and •arpe reprehension whereby you may be brought to consider, and amend your errors: than fair, and smoothed speech, which might hold you still in your folly.