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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 3
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.
What is it that filleth the prisons, and bringeth so many to the gallows, and causeth so many parents to bewail the untimely death of their children, but idleness? when the poor wretches have received their judgement, and come to the place of execution, and stand on the ladder, what counsel give they to young men, and to children, but to beware of idleness? what is cause of such, and so many diseases in the body? Ask the Physicians, and they will tell you idleness. Whereof rise mutterings in Cities against Magistrates? whereof rise rebellions in kingdoms against Princes? you can give no greater cause thereof than idleness. Behold (saith the Lord) this was 1the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fullness of bread, and abundance of idleness. This was it that called for fire down from heaven, and wasted so many cities into ashes. Christ sayeth, Of every idle word that men shall speak, 2they shall give an account thereof at the day of judgement. If we shall make account for our idle words, what shall we do for our idle hands, for our idle feet, for our idle body, for our idle soul? what account for all our idleness shall we make at the day of judgement?
What is it that filleth the prisons, and bringeth so manie to the gallowes, and causeth so many parents to bewaile the vntimely death of their children, but idlenesse? when the poore wretches haue receiued their iudgement, and come to the place of execution, and stand on the ladder, what counsaile giue they to young men, and to children, but to beware of idlenesse? what is cause of such, and so manie diseases in the bodie? Aske the Phisitions, and they will tell you idlenesse. Whereof rise mutterings in Cities against Magistratrs? whereof rise rebellions in kingdomes against Princes? you can giue no greater cause thereof than idlenesse. Beholde (saith the Lorde) this was 1the iniquitie of thy sister Sodome, pride, fulnesse of bread, and abundance of idlenes. This was it that called for fire downe from heauen, and wasted so manie cities into ashes. Christ saieth, Of euerie idle word that men shal speake, 2they shal giue an accompt thereof at the day of iudgement. If we shal make accompt for our idle wordes, what shall we doe for our idle handes, for our idle féete, for our idle bodie, for our idle soule? what accompt for al our idlenesse shall wée make at the daie of iudgement?