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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.
if any man, saith he, come unto you, & teach you any other Gospel, than this that I have preached, let him not enter into your house, do not so much as bid him, God speed. So Isaiah the prophet,1 If they speak not according to this word, they shall have no morning light.
if any man, saith he, come vnto you, & teach you any other Gospel, than this that I haue preached, let him not enter into your house, do not somuch as bid him, God spéed. So Esay the prophet,1 If they speak not according to this word, they shall haue no morning light.
- 1Esa. 8.
Now as touching the variance & diversity of opinions nowadays, as touching the dissension & controversy that is at this time among us I would to God that all such as defend & maintain the Popes authority & power, would be content to be judged by this rule, to be tried by this only rule that S. Paul here giveth. These are the most & the greatest controversies, whereupon hath risen all the contention & variance that we have seen; whether we should have a Communion, or a private Mass: whether the Communion should be ministered under both kinds, or not: whether we ought to have our Prayers in our vulgar tongue: whether we should have and set up in our Churches any graven Images: and whether we may lawfully have the Scriptures in our common tongue, that every man may read and understand them. These are, I say, the controversies, whereon hangeth all our debate. But now let us see and consider, whether such as taught you to have a private Mass: such as would have the Communion ministered ⟨image 16⟩under one kind alone: such as taught you to worship Images: such as would you to pray in an unknown tongue: such as would not suffer you to have the knowledge of Gods word and his gospel: let us I say, according unto S. Pauls rule, see whether they were the true Ministers of Christ, & faithful stewards of the secrets of God; let us weigh whether they disclosed unto you the mysteries of Gods word, and whether their doctrine agreed with the gospel of Christ.