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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.
as David, Hezekiah, and Justinian did, so should every good and godly officer do: he must not give himself unto sleep, nor his eye lids unto rest, before he hath provided a Temple for the God of Jacob: he must not go home unto his own house, before that he hath purged Gods Church: he must have as great respect to the salvation of Gods flock, as he hath regard to the safeguard of his own Soul: he must remember that his chair is Gods chair, that his sword is Gods sword. Now (good Brethren) it behooveth you of your part, to put away all hatred, to abolish from him all pride, dissension, all discord, and to honour the Magistrate, to follow you your Shepherd, as the sheep do their shepherd: to joy in him your Captain, as the Soldiers rejoice in their Captain: to be governed by him your head, as the members of the body are ruled by the head: and lastly, so to be in subjection unto him, as the child is in obedience and subjection to his father. And so shall there then be, both a godly Magistrate, so shall there be godly ⟨image 112⟩people, and so shall there be a godly Realm.
as Dauid, Ezechias, and Iustinian did, so should euery good and godlie officer doe: hée must not giue himselfe vnto sléep, nor his eye lids vnto rest, before he hath prouided a Temple for the God of Iacob: he must not go home vnto his owne house, before that he hath purged Gods Church: he must haue as great respect to the saluation of Gods flocke, as he hath regard to the safegard of his owne Soule: he must remember that his chaire is Gods chaire, that his sword is Gods sword. Now (good Bretheren) it behooueth you of your part, to put away all hatred, to abolish from him all pride, dissention, all discord, and to honor the Magistrate, to follow you your Shepheard, as the shéepe do their shepheard: to ioy in him your Captaine, as the Souldiers reioyce in their Captaine: to be gouerned by him your head, as the members of the bodie are ruled by the head: and lastly, so to be in subiection vnto him, as the childe is in obedience and subiection to his father. And so shall there then be, both a godlie Magistrat, so shall there be godlie ⟨image 112⟩people, and so shall there be a godlie Realme.