A04483:8
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.
To the reader: To the godly Reader.To the reader: To the godlie Reader.
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.
Both these, the reverend Father in GOD, D. JEWEL, late Bishop of SARUM, delivered to that ⟨image 3⟩Church and people: in the great care he had to do his Masters service, & to keep the people committed to his charge, from incurring such offence to GOD, or undutifulness to her Majesty, or their own everlasting damnation. His meaning herein was good toward them: &, not doubt but they reaped the comfortable fruit of his godly travails. The like mayest thou gather to thy self, by direction of the same his speeches thus drawn into short and compendious form: if thou wilt read them with diligence and judgement.
Both these, the reuerend Father in GOD, D. IEWEL, late Bishop of SARVM, deliuered to that ⟨image 3⟩Church and people: in the great care he had to do his Maisters seruice, & to keepe the people committed to his charge, from incurring such offence to GOD, or vndutifulnes to hir Maiestie, or their own euerlasting damnation. His meaning herein was good toward thē: &, not doubt but they reapt the comfortable fruit of his godlie trauailes. The like mayest thou gather to thy selfe, by direction of the same his speeches thus drawn into short and compendious forme: if thou wilt reade them with diligence and iudgement.
If thou learn to humble thy self before GOD, and to seek wisdom of him: if thou search the scriptures and make them thy guides to lead thee through the desert and wide sea of this life, as thou art advertised by the later: thou shalt soon espy the danger of all such practises towards disloyalty, and rebellion, whereto the BULL driveth thee, which is disclosed in the former. For, it is not only said by the wise man,1 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: 2but also set down by the Prophet; They have rejected the word of the Lord, and what wisdom is in them? that is, therefore men become foolish, and do such things as are unmeet, because they care not for the word of God: and therefore David in his experience so confesseth,