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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Dear sir, you fight •ot against me. Alas, what am I? What can I do? You fight against God, against the most holy, against him, which can command your life to go out of your body: it is a hard thing for you to kick against the spur. It is no hard matter for you to kill me: for so mighty a Prince to kill so wretched a worm. But this I declare to you, that my blood which you shed is innocent, & shall be required at your hands.
Deare sir, you fight •ot against me. Alas, what am I? What can I doe? You fight against God, against the moste holy, against him, which can commaunde your life to goe out of your body: it is a hard thing for you to kicke againste the spur. It is no hard matter for you to kill me: for so mightie a Prince to kill so wretched a worme. But this I declare to you, that my bloud which you shed is innocēt, & shal be required at your hāds.
It may please God to give unto you repentance, and the knowledge of the truth. If my blood may be a mean thereto: if my blood may open your eyes: if my blood may soften your heart: it could never be spent in a better cause. Blessed be the name of God which hath made me his instrument for your so happy conversion: this is the only thing wherein I can not yield. ⟨p. 160⟩The Lord hath spoken unto me: I have heard his voice: my hart hath felt it: my conscience knoweth it: I can not deny it. No sword can cut me from it: no water can drown it: no fire can burn the love I bear unto it: there is no creature in heaven or earth, that can carry me from that blessed hope I have conceived by his word.
It maye please God to giue vnto you repentance, and the knowledge of the truth. If my bloud may be a mean therto: if my bloud may open your eies: if my bloud may soften your heart: it coulde neuer be spent in a better cause. Blessed be the name of God whiche hathe made me his instrument for youre so happye conuersion: thys is the onelye thing wherein I can not yéelde.