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A sermon made in latin in Oxford in the reign of King Edward the…A sermon made in latine in Oxenforde in the raigne of King Edwarde the…
A sermon made in latin in Oxford in the reign of King Edward the sixth, / by the learned and godly father John Ivel, late Bishop of Salisbury, and translated into English, by R.V. Dedicated unto the Bishop of London, as appeareth in the Commentary of Ma. Calvin, upon the Galatians, in English.A sermon made in latine in Oxenforde in the raigne of King Edwarde the sixt, / by the learned and godly father Iohn Iuel, late Bishop of Sarisburie, and translated into Englishe, by R.V. Dedicated vnto the Bishop of London, as appeareth in the Commentarie of Ma. Caluine, vpon the Galathians, in Englishe.
London: printed by Thomas Purfoote, 1581
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.
First of all I commend unto your devotion, the universal Church of Christ ⟨image 6⟩dispersed throughout the whole world, and as now it falleth out, in many places miserably afflicted, and namely this our Church of England and Ireland, and in the same for our noble King Edward his Majesty, his most noble Sisters Mary and Elizabeth, the privy Counsel, the rulers ecclesiastical and political, and all the people of England, both Universities, & chiefly this University of Oxford, the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, the Proctors, Robert Noruent President of Corpus Christi Colledge, Doctor Raynald, Master of Merton College, and all the scholars in both these Colleges. Ye shall give thanks unto God almighty, for King Henry the seventh and Henry the eight, Kings of noble memory, for Humphrey Duke of Gloucester, &c. that of his infinite goodness he hath kindled those lights to the nourishing of good letters and spreading abroad of Religion: And ye shall pray that it would please him to raise up others hereafter like unto these, & to gather us all to their society into the bosom of Abraham.
First of all I commend vnto your deuotion, the vniuersall Church of Christ ⟨image 6⟩dispersed throughout the whole worlde, and as now it falleth out, in many places miserably afflicted, and namely this our Church of England and Irelande, and in the same for our noble King Edward his Maiestie, his most noble Sisters Marie and Elizabeth, the priuie Counsayle, the rulers ecclesiasticall and politicall, and all the people of England, both Vniuersities, & chiefly this Vniuersitie of Oxenforde, the Chauncelor, ye Vicechaunceler, the Proctors, Robert Noruent President of Corpus Christi Colledge, Doctor Raynald, Maister of Merton Colledge, and all the scholers in both these Colledges. Ye shall giue thankes vnto God almightie, for King Henry the seuenth and Henry the eight, Kings of noble memorie, for Humfrey Duke of Glocester, &c. that of his infinite goodnesse he hath kindled those lightes to the nourishing of good letters and spreading abroade of Religion: And ye shall praye that it woulde please him to raise vp others hereafter like vnto these, & to gather vs all to their societie into the bosome of Abraham.