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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.
Then came the Pharisees, they drowned the word of God with their traditions: ⟨p. 127⟩they took away the key of Knowledge, and entered not in them selves, but forbade them that came in. After them came Heretics, they denied some one part, and some an other part of Scriptures. They razed, blotted, corrupted, and altered the word of God, of the word of God, they made it their own word, or which is worse, they made it the word of the Devil.
Then came the Phariseis, they drowned the worde of God with their traditions: ⟨p. 127⟩they tooke away the key of Knowledge, and entred not in them selues, but forbade them that came in. After them came Heretiques, they denyed some one parte, and some an other parte of Scriptures. They razed, blotted, corrupted, and altered the word of God, of the word of God, they made it their own word, or which is worse, they made it the word of the Diuel.
By the space of so many thousand years, the word of God passed by so many dangers of Tyrants, of Pharisees, of Heretics, of fire, and of sword: and yet continueth and standeth until this day, without altering, or changing one letter. This was a wonderful work of God, that having so many, so great enemies, and passing thorough so many, so great dangers, it yet continueth still without adding or altering of any one sentence, or word, or letter. No creature was able to do this, it was Gods work. He preserved it, that no Tyrant should consume it, no Tradition choke it, no Heretic maliciously should corrupt it. For ⟨p. 128⟩For his names sake, and for the elects sake, he would not suffer it to perish. For in it God hath ordained a blessing for his people, and by it he maketh covenant with them for life everlasting. Tyrants, and Pharisees, and Heretics, and the enemies of the Cross of Christ have an end, but the word of God hath no end. No force shall be able to decay it. The gates of Hell shall not prevail against it. Cities shall fall: Kingdoms shall come to nothing: Empires shall fade away as the smoke: but the trueth of the Lord shall continue for ever. Burn it, it will rise again: kill it, it will live again: cut it down by the root,