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A view of a seditious bull sent into England, from Pius Quintus Bishop of…A viewe of a seditious bul sent into Englande, from Pius Quintus Bishop of…
A view of a seditious bull sent into England, from Pius Quintus Bishop of Rome, anno. 1569. Taken by the reverend Father in God, John Jewel, late Bishop of Salisbury. Whereunto is added a short treatise of the holy Scriptures. Both which he delivered in divers sermons in his cathedral church of Salisbury, anno. 1570A viewe of a seditious bul sent into Englande, from Pius Quintus Bishop of Rome, anno. 1569. Taken by the reuerende Father in God, Iohn Iewel, late Bishop of Salisburie. Wherevnto is added a short treatise of the holy Scriptures. Both which he deliuered in diuers sermons in his cathedral church of Salisburie, anno. 1570
London: printed by R. Newberie & H. Bynneman, 1582
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Here let us behold the great power and work of God.1 When Moses received the Law, God himself came down in person, with thousand thousand of Angels: the Air was darkened at his presence, the Mount stood all covered with fire, the earth shook, the heavens thundered, the people stood a far off, and fled for fear, and said unto Moses talk thou with us, & we will hear: but let not God talk with us, least we die. This was the first proclaiming & publishing of the law: such force and credit God gave to his word, & warranted himself to be y• Lord.
Here let vs beholde the great power and worke of God.1 When Moses receyued the Law, God hymselfe came down in person, wyth thousande thousande of Aungels: the Aire was darkened at hys presence, the Moūt stoode al couered with fire, the earth shooke, the heauens thundered, the people stood a farre off, and fled for feare, and said vnto Moses talke thou with vs, & we wil heare: but let not God talk with vs, least we die. This was the first proclayming & publishing of ye law: such force and credite God gaue to his word, & warrāted himselfe to be y• Lord.
- 1Exod. 19.
Since that time, so many thousand years are already passed. In the mean time the people of Israel were oppressed by ⟨p. 126⟩Tyrants, were spoiled and chased out of their Country. First by Nebuchadnezzar into Babylon: after that by Antiochus into Syria, and lastly, were as vagabonds driven from country to country. Their City Jerusalem was sacked, their houses overthrown, their Temple razed, and not a stone left upon a stone: their Library destroyed: their Books burnt: the tabernacle lost, the covenant broken: No vision, no revelation, no comfort for the people left, nor prophet, nor priest, nor any to speak in the name of the Lord. In all those times of decays, of sackings, of darkness, & of misery, what was done with the word of God? It was wickedly burnt by Joachim King of Judah: