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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.
But too too, good God, too too secure a mind, my brethren, too too secure a mind be we of. And as though men alone could not be deceived, so do we hold so do we defend that alonely, which is come from our forefathers. There were among the Jews many Murderers, thieves and adulterers, and yet did not Christ inveigh either more often or more bitterly against any than against the Pharisees & Scribes, you break, saith he the commandment of God for your own traditions. In vain do you worship me, teaching doctrines and the precepts of men. They are blind guides of the blind Harlots and sinners shall go into the kingdom of God before you. How often▪ and with what words, doeth the Lord in the Prophets complain of this? Be astonished ye Heavens, saith he, My people have done two evils, they have forsaken me the fountain of living water, and have digged unto themselves broken Cisterns, which can hold no waters. What is chaff compared with ⟨image 13⟩Wheat? what is the rashness of men compared with the eternal will of God? For Basil doth say, that that man, which dareth put to or take away any thing from the scriptures of God, is either a feeble Christian, or a notable arrogant fellow. To put to the word of God the inventions of men, what other thing may it seem, than to mingle new wine, not with old wine, but with wine that is dead, and with lees or dregs? and to join light with darkness, a wild beast with a man, a man with God? My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor my ways are not your ways, sayeth the Lord: for look how far the heaven is from the earth, so far are my ways from your ways, and my thoughts from your thoughts. Nay rather look how far a man is distant from God, so far is the understanding of man distant from the word of God.
But too too, good God, too too secure a mynd, my brethren, too too secure a mynd be wee of. And as though men alone could not be deceaued, so do we hold so doe we defende that alonely, which is come from our forefathers. There were among the Iewes manye Murtherers, theeues and adulterers, and yet did not Christe enuey eyther more often or more bitterlye againste any than againste the Phariseis & Scribes, you breake, sayth he the commaundement of God for your owne traditions. In vayne doe you worship me, teaching doctrines and the preceptes of men. They are blind guides of the blinde Harlots and sinners shall goe into the kingdome of God before you. How often▪ and with what wordes, doeth the Lorde in the Prophets complayn of this? Be astonished yee Heauens, saith he, My people haue done two euils, they haue forsaken me the fountayne of liuing water, and haue digged vnto themselues broken Cesternes, which canne holde no waters. What is chaffe compared with