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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 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 ⟨p. 194⟩to the fire. No tyrant, no menacings, no rack, no torment, no sword, no death could remove them from the love of the Gospel which they had received. The more of them were cut down, the more did spring up: the more were killed, the more were left alive.1 Augustine saith, Ligabantur, includebantur, torquebantur, urebantur, & multiplicabantur: They were bound, and shut up, and racked, and burnt, and yet were increased. This is the victory that hath overcome the world. For the Lord answered S. Paul, 2My power is made perfect through weakness. It liveth in death, it is made whole and sound, by wounds and stripes: it is increased by those means, whereby men destroy it. Jacob saw a ladder stand upon the Earth, and the top of it reach up into heaven: and the Angels of God go up and down by it. This was but a dream, and vision in his sleep, yet when he awoke he took pleasure & comfort of this Vision,
Here may you see the fight of Gods electe children. How they patiently suffered afflictions in their bodies, rather than they woulde deny the truth of God: they gaue their backes to the scourge, theyr neckes to the sworde, their bodies ⟨p. 194⟩to the fire. No tyrant, no menacings, no racke, no torment, no sworde, no death could remoue them from the loue of the Gospell which they had receiued. The more of them were cut downe, the more did spring vp: the more were killed, the more wer left aliue.1 Augustine saith, Ligabantur, includebantur, torquebantur, vrebantur, & multiplicabantur: They were bounde, and shutte vp, and racked, and burnt, and yet were encreased. This is the victorie that hath ouercome ye world. For the Lord answered S. Paule, 2