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The true copies of the letters between the reverend father in God John Bishop…The true copies of the letters betwene the reuerend father in God Iohn Bisshop…
The true copies of the letters between the reverend father in God John Bishop of Sarum and D. Cole upon occasion of a sermon that the said Bishop preached before the Queens Majesty, and her most honourable Counsel. 1560. Set forth and allowed, according to the order appointed in the Queens Maiesties iniunctions. Cum gratia & privilegio Regiæ Maiestatis per septennium.The true copies of the letters betwene the reuerend father in God Iohn Bisshop of Sarum and D. Cole vpon occasion of a sermon that the said Bishop preached before the Quenes Maiestie, and hir most honorable Counsel. 1560. Set forthe and allowed, according to the order appointed in the Quenes Maiesties iniunctions. Cum gratia & priuilegio Regiæ Maiestatis per septennium.
London: printed by John Day, 1560
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.
Saint •aule after he was once appointed out by God to be his chosen vessel, to carry his name among all people, having occasion to make his abode for a ⟨p. 120⟩long time in the City of Corinth, began there to instruct the people, to draw them from the faults, and errors, that they, and their Fathers had long lived in afore time, and to lead them to the gospel of Christ, which then God of his mercy had newly showed unto the world. And therewithal he delivered unto them the sacrament or holy mystery of Christs last supper, to be practised and continued amongest them, as a most certain pledge and testimony of the same.
SAint •aule after he was once appoynted oute by God to bee hys chosē vessel, to cary his name a monge al people, hauing occasion to make his abode for a ⟨p. 120⟩long tyme in the Citie of Corinth, began there to instructe the people, to drawe them from the foltes, and errours, that they, and theyr Fathers had longe lyued in afore tyme, and to leade them to the gospell of Christ, whyche then God of his mercie had newly shewed vnto the worlde. And therwithall he deliuered vnto them the sacrament or holy misterye of Christes laste supper, to be practised and continewed amongest them, as a most certein pleadge and testimony of the same.
But after that, through the wickedness of the Jews, he was driven to depart thence, and to sail into Syria, the false Prophets. men full of pride, and vain glory, taking occasion at his absence, sought means to discredit what ⟨image 123⟩so ever he had taught or don: and caused the people not only to mislike the gospel of Christ, that they had received at Saint Pauls hand, but also to missense the sacraments. For as touching the Gospel, they were fallen from it in to sundry great and horrible heresies, concerning the resurrection, and other special points of Christs religion. And as touching the sacraments, where as S. Paul had appointed them the holy mysteries of the breaking of Christs body, and shedding of his blood, that they should all eat and drink together with fear and reverence in remembrance of his death and passion, and so cleave together in brotherly charity, as being all the members of one body, they forgetting the very