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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 this is reckoned unto them for happiness. 1Blessed are you when men revile you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you, for my sake, falsely. Rejoice and be glad, for great is your reward in Heaven. For so persecuted they the Prophets which were before you. They slue them, & drowned them, hewed them with swords, and cut them in pieces 2with saws. If any man (saith our Saviour) will follow me, let him forsake himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. So far must the children of God be from the love of this world: in such sort must he forsake his own life, and endure affliction that will come unto Christ.
But this is reckoned vnto them for happipinesse. 1Blessed are you when men reuile you, and persecute you, and saie al manner of euil against you, for my sake, falsely. Reioice and be glad, for great is your reward in Heauen. For so persecuted they the Prophets which were before you. They slue them, & drowned them, hewed them with swords, and cut them in péeces 2with sawes. If anie man (saith our Sauiour) wil folow me, let him forsake himselfe, and take vp his crosse, and follow mee. So farre must the children of God be from the loue of this worlde: in such sorte must he forsake his owne life, and endure affliction that wil come vnto Christ.
In the old law, the Priests went on, and carried the Ark before, and the people came after: In token that they should give good example, and the people should follow them. The Priest was appointed to be a shrill trumpet sounding in the ears of the people: and the people were commanded to prepare them selves for the battle of the Lord of hosts. Therefore, sayeth S. Paul, so have I followed the Lord, and so have you followed me: and received