A04483:157
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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The Philosopher telleth us, trueth & falsehood are nigh neighbours, and dwell one by the other: the utter porch of the one is like the porch of the other, yet their way is contrary: the one leadeth to life, the other leadeth to death: they differ ⟨p. 137⟩little to the show save that oft times the door of falsehood is fair, painted, graven, and beautifully adorned: but the door or fore front of trueth, is plain and homely. Thereby it happeneth that men be deceived, they mistake the door, and go into errors house, when they seek truth. They call evil good, falsehood truth, & darkness light. They forsake that is good, deny the truth, and love not the light. This moved S. Paul to say of his brethren the Jews: 1I bear them record that they have the zeal of God, but not according to knowledge: they have the care and fear of God: they are zealous in their doings: they have devotion: they pretend conscience: they think they do well, and that they please God.2 When they professed themselves to be wise, they became fools. They knew not what they did: for if they had knowledge, they would never have crucified the Lord of glory. But they know not the trueth of God: they know not God: they are carried away in y• vanity of their own hart. Their prayers are no prayers: The truth they ⟨p. 138⟩hold is falsehood: their faith is no faith: they are sheep without a shepherd. Thus we have heard, what we are, and in what place.
The Philosopher telleth vs, trueth & falsehode are nigh neighbors, and dwell one by the other: the vtter porch of ye one is like the porch of the other, yet their way is contrarie: the one leadeth to life, the other leadeth to death: they differ ⟨p. 137⟩little to the shew saue that oft times the dore of falshod is faire, painted, grauen, and beautifully adorned: but the dore or fore front of trueth, is plaine and homely. Therby it hapneth that men be deceiued, they mistake the dore, and goe into errors house, whē they séeke truth. They call euill good, falsehoode truth, & darkenesse light. They forsake that is good, deny the truth, and loue not the light. This moued S. Paul to say of his brethren the Iewes: