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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.
So were the Patriarchs, and the Prophets, the true servants of God, because they declared the will of God. And here have we to consider, that Christ which was the true Prophet, the Apostles which were the true Ministers and Stewards of Christ, the Patriarchs & Prophets, which were the true and faithful servants of God, were all grievously afflicted, persecuted from place unto place, and lastly put to most cruel death. This I say, happened to Christ himself, and all his Apostles, S. John the Evangelist only excepted. And yet was Christ Gods own son, the Apostles were the true Ministers and Stewards of Gods secrets. And therefore if we shall in our time see the Preachers of Gods word afflicted, the Teachers of the Gospel of Christ persecuted, the Stewards of Gods secrets miserably tormented, yet let not us (good Brethren) let not us give over and shrink from Gods gospel, let us ⟨image 11⟩consider that this is no new thing, no strange hap, but such as happened to the Patriarchs, to the Prophets, to the Apostles, yea, and to Christ himself.
So were the Patriarches, and the Prophets, the true seruants of God, because they declared the will of God. And here haue we to consider, that Christ which was the true Prophet, the Apostles which were the ture Ministers and Stewards of Christ, the Patriarches & Prophets, which were the true and faithfull seruants of God, were all greeuously afflicted, persecuted from place vnto place, and lastly put to most cruell death. This I say, hapned to Christ himself, and all his Apostles, S. Iohn the Euangelist only excepted. And yet was Christ Gods own sonne, the Apostles were the true Ministers and Stewards of Gods secrets. And therefore if we shall in our time sée the Preachers of Gods word afflicted, the Teachers of the Gospell of Christ persecuted, the Stewards of Gods secrets miserably tormented, yet let not vs (good Bretheren) let not vs giue ouer and shrink from Gods gospell, let vs ⟨image 11⟩consider that this is no new thing, no strange hap, but such as hapned to the Patriarches, to the Prophets, to the Apostles, yea, and to Christ himselfe.