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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.
Traianus that Emperor of Rome, and most cruel persecutor of the Christians in his time, when he had used all kind of extremity towards them, and indeed put a wonderful number unto death, and heard say, that they all suffered marvellous patiently, and willingly went so execution, and that notwithstanding th••, they daily increased and grew more and more: he sent abroad into all parts of his dominion, to understand what manner of men they were, of what […], and in what sort they lived, that […] the name of Christ: And […] ha• from […] Gentleman of […] and a Magistrate in that City; […] said, That they were men without […] ⟨image 96⟩and lived without offence, as touching the laws, saving that in the morning they used to resort together, and so make their prayers, and call upon the name of Jesus. Tertullian also, an old father of the Church, saith, that in his time this report went of one Scianus, a Christian, and was amongst all men so common a saying, that in manner it became a proverb: Marcus Scianus, vir bonus, si non Christianus. This was all the fault they could find in him, That he was a Christian man, and one that professed the name of Christ. So the same Tertullian in another place speaking of the Christians in his time, saith, Vide, appellant se fratres & mori volunt pro inuic•m: Lo, they call themselves brethren, and one will die for another. This was the only fault they found in them, that they loved so together, that one would vouchsafe to die for the other: this was I say, the greatest fault, that they could find no fault in them.
Traianus that Emperour of Rome, and most cruell persecutor of the Christians in his time, when hée had vsed al kind of extremity towards them, and indéed put a wonderfull number vnto death, and heard say, that they all suffered merueilous patiently, and willingly went so execution, and that notwithstanding th••, they dayly encreased and grew more and more: hée sent abroad into all parts of his dominion, to vnderstand what manner of men they were, of what 〈…〉, and in what sort they liued, that 〈…〉 the name of Christ: And 〈…〉 ha• from Gentleman of and a Magistrat in that Citie; sayd, That they were men without