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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.
Here you may read of the wars of the God of Hosts, how he hath pitched his tents in the middest of his people, and hath gone before them, and fought for them. How the Amorites, and Canaanites were rooted out: how the Amalekites ⟨p. 190⟩were overthrown by the lifting up of Moses hands in prayer: how the wall of Jericho fell down flat at the sound of a Trumpet, and the shooting of the people: and how 185. thousand Assyrians were slain in one night by the hand of one Angel when God raughte out his hand from Heaven to give victory to his people.
Here you may reade of the warres of the God of Hostes, howe he hath pitched his tentes in the middest of hys people, and hath gone before them, and foughte for them. How the Amorrheans, and Canaanites were rooted out: howe the Amalekites ⟨p. 190⟩were ouerthrowen by the lifting vp of Moses hands in prayer: howe the wall of Iericho fell downe flat at the sound of a Trumpet, and the shooting of the people: and howe 185. thousand Assirians were slaine in one night by the hande of one Aungel when God raughte out his hand from Heauen to giue victorie to his people.
Here may you see how God plagued, & overcame his enemies: how he drowned Pharaoh in the red sea, and his horses and men, and Chariots altogether. Her• may you see Nebuchadnezzar a mighty Prince, so bereft of his wits, that he forsook his Palaces, and the company and order of men, and lived in the fields after the manner of beasts. Here may you see how God stroke King Antiochus and King Herod with filthy diseases, & caused lice to eat their flesh. Howe he sent down fire and brimstone from Heaven and destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, for their sins. Howe he made the earth open and swallow up Dathan and Ab••am, how King Uzziah was stricken ⟨p. 191⟩