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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.
God one lic disposeth the ways of men, it is he which trieth the corn from the ⟨p. 38⟩chase: he knoweth whom he will bring to he of his fold, & make to hear his voice. Many times he blesseth his word with great increase among them, which at the first despise it, and entreat cruelly the preachers, and messengers thereof. When Paul disputed, and exhorted the Jews and the Graecians at Corinthus, and found little fruit of his labour, and that there were few or none that liked his doctrine, and many enemies which resisted and blasphemed it: he purposed to depart and go away from them. Then the Lord said 1unto Paul in the night by a vision, Fear not, but speak, and hold not thy peace: for I am with thee, and no man shall lay hands on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city. They shall hear thee: if not now, yet they shall hear thee at some other time. They shall bear thy sayings in mind. I will be with thee, I will open their hearts, and make them obedient to the Gospel, and they shall be turned unto me. Thou shalt see the fruit of thy labour, and that thy coming unto them hath not been in vain.
God one lic disposeth the waies of men, it is hée which trieth the corne from the ⟨p. 38⟩chasse: hée knoweth whome he will bring to he of his folde, & make to heare his voice. Manie times he blesseth his word with great encrease among them, which at the first despise it, and intreate cruelly the preachers, and messengers thereof. When Paule disputed, and exhorted the Iewes and the Graecians at Corinthus, and found little fruite of his labour, and that there were few or none that liked his doctrine, and manie enimies which resisted and blasphemed it: hée purposed to depart and goe awaie from them. Then the Lorde saide 1vnto Paul in the night by a vision, Feare not, but speake, and holde not thy peace: for I am with thee, and no man shall laie handes on thee to hurt thee: for I haue much people in this citie. They shall heare thée: if not now, yet they shall heare thée at some other time. They shall beare thy sayings in minde. I will be with thée, I will open their hearts, and make them obedient to the Gospell, and they shall be turned vnto me. Thou shalt sée the fruite of thy labour, and that thy comming vnto them hath not béene in vaine.