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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.
Dearly believed in our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, This Epistle, or letter of Saint Paul, written unto the Romans, is divided into two several parts.
DEerely beleued in our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ, This Epistle, or letter of Saint Paul, written vnto the Romans, is diuided into two seuerall parts.
In the first part, Saint Paul instructeth and telleth them of the beginning of their religion, of the foundation of their faith, of the grace whereunto they ⟨image 99⟩are called by the merits and death of Jesus Christ. And, for because he saw and well perceived, that even such of the Romans, who had received the faith, to be farce from the works of the faith, and the profession of the gospel of Christ, therefore he instructeth them that they know the testament of Christ, that they know the covenant of their salvation: and that they should remember, that where before time they were strangers from God, clean without any promise of grace, enemies unto God, and the children of perdition, were now called unto God, were become the sons of Abraham, Gods deer friends, and the children of adoption: and this not of any desert of theirs, not by any merit of their own, but only through the great grace, and mere mercy of Jesus Christ. For the whole world was covered under wickedness, the whole world, I say, the Jews only excepted, was overwhelmed in sin, and had no promise at all of any salvation by God. But yet when Christ Jesus the Saviour of all the world appeared, and the ⟨image 100⟩Jews would not acknowledge him their redeemer, it pleased God by him to save the whole world, and call unto his grace aswell the Gentile as the Jew, the uncircumcised as the circumcised: and this did he only of his infinite and great goodness. And therefore Saint Paul in the conclusion hereof, crieth out, and saith,1 O the deepness of the abundant wisdom and knowledge of God, how unsearchable are his judgements, and his ways past finding out! Who knoweth the mind of the Lord? who was his Counsellor? Who hath given unto him first, that he might be recompensed again? And therefore he concludeth thus: