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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.
Now is this Scripture fulfilled in our ears. Now see we the days whereof Christ warned his disciples so earnestly: 1They shall say, Lo here is Christ, and there is Christ, This is the truth, that is the truth. There shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall deceive many, they shall betray the truth. Many shall be offended by them: if it were possible, the very elect. They whose names are written in the book of life should be deceived. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elects sake those days shall be shortened. The sun shall be darkened, & the moon shall not give her light. The sun is the word of God: the moon signifieth the Church. The powers of heaven shall be moved, all the kindreds of the earth shall mourn. Abomination of desolation shall stand in the holy place. Let him that readeth, consider it. This is the mystery of iniquity of which S. Paul speaketh to the Thessalonians, 2Which worketh among them that perish. Thus are we forewarned. God hath given us his word ⟨p. 140⟩to advise us, that we be not caste away unawares. They that walk in the dark know not whether they go: if the blind lead the blind, both fall into the ditch: he that is ignorant, shall not be known. Christ shall say unto him, I know you not: depart from me ye cursed into everlasting fire. Their worm shall not die, and their fire shall not be put out.
Nowe is this Scripture fulfilled in our eares. Now sée we the dayes whereof Christ warned his disciples so earnestly: 1They shal say, Loe here is Christ, and there is Christ, This is the truth, that is the truth. There shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall deceiue many, they shal betray the truth. Many shal be offended by them: if it were possible, the verie elect. They whose names are written in ye booke of life shold be deceiued. And except those dayes should bee shortned, there should no flesh be saued: but for the elects sake those dayes shal be shortned. The sun shalbe darkned, & the moone shal not giue hir light. The sun is the word of God: the moone signifieth the Church. The powers of heauē shal be moued, all the kinreds of the earth shal mourn. Abhomination of desolatiō shal stand in the holy place. Let him that readeth, consider it. This is the mysterie of iniquitie of which S. Paul speaketh to the Thessalonians,