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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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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.
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: 1and Antiochus burnt the Books of the Law, 2and cut them in piecest No man durst be known to have them, and avouch the having. So thought they utterly to deface the glory of God, and abolish all remembrance of his Laws.
Since that time, so manye thousande yeares are already passed. In the meane time ye people of Israel were oppressed by ⟨p. 126⟩Tyrantes, were spoiled and chased out of their Countrie. Firste by Nabuchodonosor into Babilon: after that by Antiochus into Syria, and lastly, were as vagabondes driuen from countrie to countrie. Thyir Citie Ierusalem was sackte, their houses ouerthrowne, their Temple razed, and not a stone lefte vppon a stone: theyr Librarie destroyed: theyr Bookes burnte: the tabernacle loste, the couenaunt broken: No vision, no reuelation, no comforte for the people left, nor prophet, nor priest, nor any to speake in the name of the Lorde. In all those times of decayes, of sackings, of darkenesse, & of miserie, what was done with the word of God? It was wickedly burnt by Ioachim King of Iuda: 1and Antiochus burnt the Bookes of the Lawe, 2and cutte them in peeces No man durste be knowen to haue them, and auouche the hauing. So thought they vtterly to deface the glorie of God, and abolish al remembraunce of his Lawes.