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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.
And certainly it may not be doubted of by any man, but that that, which the most excellent, most wise, and most living father hath given unto us for our cause, is most excellent, most wise, and to our reasons most profitable. This is that river of water flowing abroad into life everlasting. This is that flesh, this is that blood of Jesus Christ, this is that only both most delicate & most wholesome food of our souls, with this only sword the devil is overcome, with this only stone Goliath is laid along, with this only Maul the roughness and hardness of hearts is softened and overcome. And were it not for this, neither could religion flourish, nor faith be confirmed, or the Church kept within the limits of her duty. Call to remembrance, I beseech you for the Lords sake, that as oft as the word of the Lord languished, how often and into how many grievous errors, and how great a breakneck evil did the whole people fall into, how oft despised they the mightiest and most loving ⟨image 11⟩God their preserver and Father, how oft worshipped they Astaroth, Belial, the Sun, the Moon, Calves and beasts, and turned away themselves from all religion and godliness, & put their whole hope and confidence in things most vain and filthy. For when as every one hatched out of his own mind a religion and holiness unto himself, superstition and such a multitude of new Gods, increased so suddenly, that the Prophet was enforced to cry out, your Gods are in number as many as your cities. For when as they had forsaken the truth, life, and religion, what remained, but that they should fall headlong into lies, into destruction, into ungodly worshippings? I had rather make mention of these old things, than to bring in examples which are fresh and in memory. There is none of us that ever was so blind, that he saw not, or so blockish that he understood not the calamity of former times. We have far gone beyond, not only the superstition and vanity of the Jews, but also of the Egyptians and Grecians.
And certainly it may not be douted of by any man, but that that, whiche the most excellent, most wise, and most liuing father hath giuen vnto vs for our cause, is most excellent, most wise, and to our reasons most profitable. This is that riuer of water flowing abrode into life euerlasting. This is that flesh, this is that blood of Iesus Christ, this is that onely both most delicate & most wholsome foode of our soules, with this only sworde the deuill is ouercome, with this onely stone Goliah is layde along, with this onelye Maule the roughnesse and hardnesse of hartes is softened and ouercome. And were it not for this, neither could religion florish, nor faith bee confirmed, or the Churche kepte within the limites of her duetie. Call to remembrance, I beseech you for the Lordes sake, that as oft as the worde of the Lorde languished, howe often and into how many greeuous errors, and how great a breakenecke euill did the whole people fall into, how oft despised they the mightiest and moste louing