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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.
A VIEW OF A SEDITIOUS BULL SENT INTO ENGLAND.A VIEVV OF A SEDITIOVS BVL SENT INTO ENGLANDE.
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.
Nos nullum laborem intermittimus, 1We take pains, we spare no travel, we forsake no labour. Alas good man, I had thought he would have said,2 I was often in perils of waters, in perils among the Gentiles, in perils in the Sea, in weariness and painfulness, in watching often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold & in nakedness. I had thought he would have said:3 from lerusalem, and round about to Illyricum, I have caused to abound the Gospel of Christ. 4I have preached in season and out of season. I have done the work of an Evangelist. I have fought a good fight, 5& have finished my course. I made my self servant to all men, that I might win the more. I am made all things to all men, that I might save ⟨p. 22⟩some: and this do I for the Gospels sake. He keepeth him self safe enough from these pains and travels. Yet we must believe him, that he spareth no labour. He cometh not into the Pulpit, he preacheth not the Gospel, he spareth that labour. He is a Shepherd, but fedeth not the Sheep, & feedeth not the Lambs: he is a Steward, yet disposeth not the mysteries of God: this labour also he spareth. As for some other his travails, we deny them not. He sendeth his Inquisitors, Espies, Agnos Dei, and Buls. He spreadeth rumours, stirreth sedition, raiseth subjects against their Princes, and forceth Princes to plague their subjects. He hath conference with Traitors in England, with Traitors in Ireland, with Traitors in Germany, with Traitors in Helvetia, with Traitors in Denmark, with Traitors in Poland. He hath been cause of all that spoil and waste in the noble kingdom of France. He hath loosed and weakened the state of all Christendom: it was never so weak as it is at this day. And can we think ⟨p. 23⟩all this could be brought to pass without pain and travel: It may appear he spareth no labour. And this doeth he (For the Gospels sake? and That he may save some?) No, but as did Caiaphas, to arraign Christ, to crucify the Lord of glory, to cut all those out of the land of the living, that their name may be no more in memory, whose mouths the Lord hath opened to publish the secret of the Gospel, by whom the word of trueth is come unto all the world, and is fruitful. He is child to them that murdered the Prophets, and taketh all travel and pains to fulfil the measure of his Fathers.