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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.
For look as the rain cometh down from heaven, and returneth not thither again, but moisteneth and watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth, and giveth seed to the sower, and bread to him that eateth: so my word, saith the Lord, which goeth forth out of my mouth, shall not return empty unto me, but shall do whatsoever I will.
For looke as the rayne commeth downe from heauen, and returneth not thither againe, but moystneth and watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth, and giueth seede to the sower, and bread to him that eateth: so my worde, sayth the Lord, whiche goeth forth out of my mouth, shall not returne empty vnto me, but shall doe whatsoeuer I will.
But because it is not enough to speak, let us now consider that which in the second place I have promised, namely, what is to be spoken. For some otherwhile speak, who had been better have held their peace, othersome while they make a noise and cry out with great contention, speak to no purpose. Wherefore regard must be had, that we neither speak unfruitfully ne yet hurtfully. For all things are not to be huddled out in a sermon before the multitude. We must take care what the Religious silence of the people, what the reverence of the place, what the greatness of our office do require. The truth must be spoken, not lies: the Scriptures, not fables: the precepts of the highest God, and not the dreams of men: For religion is to be ordered not by our judgement, but by the word of GOD. Wherein if we shall hearken to Moses, or to the Prophets, or the Apostles, or Christ, or the Father himself, we shall not much go out of the way. For Moses, whatsoever was to be said or done in so great a wilderness, when he led the ⟨image 10⟩people being banished and wandering, by a savage and desert region, always asked counsel at the Lord, he never brought them any thing of his own head. The Prophets always say, the word of the Lord, the vision of the Lord, the voice of the Lord: this saith the Lord, hear the Lord. I, saith Paul, have received my Gospel not of man, neither by man: & again, I know nothing but Jesus Christ, & the same crucified. And again, If an Angel from heaven shall teach another gospel then that which you have learned, let him be cursed, christ saith, all things which I have heard of my father, I have delivered unto you: &, preach you, saith he, not whatsoever shall come in your head, but the Gospel to all creatures: &, when as the Pharisees & Sadducees had moved the questions of divorcement, & the resurrection of the dead unto life, he never had recourse unto the Rabbins, but always to the word of the Lord. God the father crying from Heaven, This, saith he, is my dearly beloved Son: He sayeth not, Hear your Fathers, your Grandfathers, or your great Grandfathers, but he sayeth, Hear him, even him. For our heavenly Father would