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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.
Here may you see twelve pore silly men without spear or sword, or force, make conquest and win the whole ⟨p. 193⟩world. No power could repress them, no might could withstand them. It is reckoned a great matter for a King, or a nation to yield submission unto an other King or nation. It must therefore be a matter of great wonder to see all Kings throw down their Maces, and all people to yield before so few, so simple, so unarmed: And to acknowledge, they embraced lies, and lived in ignorance: and that these twelve are the servants of the highest: and to see how God hath chosen the foolish things of this world, to overthrow the wise: and the weak things of this world, to confound the mighty things. Such force did God give to their words. He made them the sons of thunder: they shook the foundations of the world: they threw down whatsoever stood against them.
Here may you sée twelue pore séelie men without speare or sworde, or force, make conqueste and winne the whole ⟨p. 193⟩worlde. No power coulde represse them, no might coulde withstande them. It is reckoned a great matter for a King, or a nation to yéeld submission vnto an other King or nation. It must therefore bée a matter of greate wonder to sée al Kings throwe downe their Maces, and all people to yéelde before so fewe, so simple, so vnarmed: And to acknowledge, they embraced lies, and liued in ignorance: and that these twelue are the seruants of the highest: and to sée how God hath chosen the foolish things of this world, to ouerthrow the wise: and the weake things of this worlde, to confounde the mightie things. Such force did God giue to their wordes. He made them the sonnes of thunder: they shooke the foundations of the worlde: they threw downe whatsoeuer stoode againste them.
Here may you see the fight of Gods elect children. How they patiently suffered afflictions in their bodies, rather than they would deny the truth of God: they gave their backs to the scourge, their necks to the sword, their bodies