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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.
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.
When the Philistines had shorne the haires of Sampson, they fell vppon him, tooke him, bounde him, and plucked oute his eyes: they daunced aboute him, and made scorne and games of him. We are Samson, the strength of our haires is the knowledge of the will of GOD: It is laide vp in our heades, in the highest and principal part of vs: if that be shorne off, if we be kept from hearing, reading, and vnderstanding of the worde of God: then will error, superstition, and all wickednesse get the vpper hande, and fall vpon vs, and bind vs, and plucke out our eies: and make scorne of vs, and vtterlye destroy vs.
When the people of Jerusalem were besieged and wanted food to eat, they fed on Rats and Mice, and many unwholesome and filthy things. A woman was driven for want of meat to do a cruel part upon her own child: she took her own babe, which was the fruit of her ⟨p. 185⟩own body, killed it, cut it in pieces, dressed it, and fed upon it: a loathsome meat, especially, for a mother to eat her own child. But she was driven to it by extremity and hunger: it was so cruel a thing to lack wherewith life might be preserved.
When the people of Ierusalem were besieged and wanted foode to eate, they fedde on Rats and Mice, and many vnwholesome and filthie things. A woman was driuen for wante of meate to doe a cruel part vpon hir own child: she tooke hir own babe, which was the fruit of hir ⟨p. 185⟩