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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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and not so much as one of them, sought for the things that pertain to Jesus Christ. Yet, say they, there can be no departing from faith in the Church of Rome, the faith thereof cannot fail: for Christ hath said, I have prayed for thee, that thy faith 1fail not. And again, The gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Therefore in that place ⟨p. 275⟩2there can be no decay. This is the saying of some, who humble not themselves to know their error: who love the praise of men more than the praise of God: whose glory is their shame, which mind earthly things.
and not so much as one of them, sought for the things that pertaine to Iesus Christ. Yet, say they, there can be no departing from faith in the Church of Rome, the faith thereof cannot faile: for Christ hath said, I haue praied for thee, that thy faith 1faile not. And againe, The gates of hell shall not preuaile against it. Therefore in that place ⟨p. 275⟩2there can be no decay. This is the saying of some, who humble not themselues to knowe their errour: who loue the praise of men more than the praise of God: whose glorie is their shame, which mind earthly things.
- 1Luke 22.
- 2M•tth. 16.
The Apostle saith, there shall be a departing that it shall be, not among the Jews, and Infidels, but among those which were reckoned to be of the household of faith, and the children of God. What is it from which they shall depart, or wherein the decay shall be? doth he mean their riches, their gold, and silver, & bread, &c. No, but the doctrine of the gospel, and faith in Christ. The pure words, which as silver from the earth are tried, and purified seven times in the fire: the well of water which springeth up into everlasting life, shall decay in the house of God. The people shall shut their ears that they may not hear the truth, and shall give heed unto spirits of error, and doctrines of devils which speak lies through hypocrisy.