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Seven godly and learned sermons preachedSeuen godly and learned sermons preached
Seven godly and learned sermons preached by the Reverend Father in God John Ivel, late bishop of Salisbury. Never before imprintedSeuen godly and learned sermons preached by the Reuerend Father in God Iohn Iuel, late bishop of Salisburie. Neuer before imprinted
London : Impensis G. Bishop, 1607
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.
THE SIXTH Sermon.
THE SIXT Sermon.
2. Cor. 6. vers. 1. 2. 1. We therefore as helpers, exhort you that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. 2. For he saith, I have heard thee in an acceptable time, and in the day of salvation I have succoured thee, &c.
2. Cor. 6. vers. 1. 2. 1. We therefore as helpers, exhort you that ye receiue not the grace of God in vaine. 2. For he saith, I haue heard thee in an acceptable time, and in the day of saluation I haue succoured thee, &c.
Saint Paul, after he first began to preach the glad tidings of the Gospel, and testify the name of Christ unto the whole world, as he was much troubled with false Prophets, false Teachers, and such as seduced the people from God; even so he found a number of them among the Corinthians, to whom he wrote this Epistle, or Letter. Some of them, to discredit Paul, and bring an evil opinion of him among the ⟨image 85⟩people, said he was an enemy unto Moses, one that sought to abolish the Law given by Moses, and such a one as despised and brake the same. Some other said that he was a teacher of false doctrine, a seducer of the people, one that dissented clean from the rest of the Apostles, yea, and such a one as disquieted the whole Church of Christ. All these things were reported by S. Paul, thus was he slandered, thus was he evil spoken of: and this was done even by such as professed the name of Christ. Therefore he feeling himself herewith touched, and perceiving also that this not only touched him, but God him self, thought good by his Letters to avoid this slander so risen, and to clear himself unto the Corinthians, among whom this evil brute first sprang of him. And therefore in the Chapter before, he said, Christ hath committed unto us the preaching of the atonement, & so what ever we do, what ever we teach, or preach unto you, is only to this end, to show our selves instruments of the reconciliation between Christ and you.