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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.
But where are we? in the world. And what is the world? Some think it to be a place full of all delights and pleasures, a goodly strong and gorgeous palace, and a paradise of joy. Let no man deceive us, nay rather let us not deceive our selves: the world is a shop of vanities, it is a ⟨p. 135⟩dungeon of darkness, a pot full of poison, a ship full of leaks, a way full of snares. It blindeth our eyes, beguileth our senses, and helpeth us forward into all dangers. We are blind our selves, and the place wherein we are is nothing else but darkness.
But where are we? in the world. And what is the world? Some thinke it to be a place full of all delights and pleasures, a goodly strong and gorgious palace, and a paradise of ioy. Let no man deceiue vs, nay rather let vs not deceiue our selues: the world is a shoppe of vanities, it is a ⟨p. 135⟩dungeon of darkenesse, a potte full of poyson, a shippe full of leakes, a way full of snares. It blindeth our eyes, beguileth our senses, and helpeth vs forwarde into all daungers. We are blinde our selues, and the place wherein we are is nothing els but darkenesse.
Whereunto may I resemble our case? Jeremiah the Prophet was cast into a dun geon. There he sate without light, and without comfort. His case was miserable, and the place loathsome, yet he knew where he was: he knew what he lacked: he cried unto the Lord and was delivered. Daniel was cast into the den of Lions, there to be torn in pieces and devoured. But he saw his misery, and the danger in which he stood: he saw the Lions, the paws which should gripe him, and the teeth which should tear him. His case was miserable: yet is ours more miserable. We are in the deep dungeon of hell, and think we are in safety: we are in the middest of darkness, and think it to be light: we are compassed with Lions, with Dragons, and ⟨p. 136⟩Scorpions, yet think not of our misery.