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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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Carneades a Philosopher, was wont to say of his Master and Reader Chrisippus, if it had not been for Chrisippus, I never had been any body. He was my Master and teacher: he made me learned: whatsoever I have, I have it of him. How much better may we use the like words of the Scripture? and say, unless it were for the word of God, our wisdom were nothing, & our knowledge were nothing. Whatsoever we have, we have it by the word. Without it, our prayer were no prayer: without it, our Sacraments were no Sacraments: our Faith were no Faith: our Conscience were no Conscience: our Church were no Church. Take away the light of the Sun, and what remaineth but darkness? Heaven and Earth are darkened. No man can see his way, or discern the things about him. Even so, if y• word ⟨p. 184⟩of God be taken away, what remaineth, but miserable confusion, and deadly ignorance.
Carneades a Philosopher, was wont to say of his Mayster and Reader Chrisippus, if it hadde not bene for Chrisippus, I neuer hadde béene any body. He was my Maister and teacher: he made mée learned: whatsoeuer I haue, I haue it of him. How much better may we vse the like words of the Scripture? and say, vnlesse it were for the worde of God, our wisedom were nothing, & our knowlege were nothing. Whatsoeuer we haue, we haue it by the worde. Without it, our prayer were no prayer: without it, our Sacramentes were no Sacramentes: our Faith were no Faith: our Conscience were no Conscience: our Churche were no Church. Take awaye the light of the Sunne, and what remaineth but darkenesse? Heauen and Earth are darkned. No man can sée his way, or discerne the things about him. Euen so, if y• word ⟨p. 184⟩of God be taken away, what remaineth, but miserable confusion, and deadlye ignoraunce.
When the Philistines had shorne the hairs of Sampson, they fell upon him, took him, bound him, and plucked out his eyes: they danced about him, and made scorn and games of him. We are Samson, the strength of our hairs is the knowledge of the will of GOD: It is laid up in our heads, in the highest and principal part of us: if that be shorne off, if we be kept from hearing, reading, and understanding of the word of God: then will error, superstition, and all wickedness get the upper hand, and fall upon us, and bind us, and pluck out our eyes: and make scorn of us, and utterly destroy us.