A04483:9
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.
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,3 that by the commandments of God he was made wiser than his enemies, and had more understanding than all his teachers: because the testimonies of the Lord were ever with him, and he did meditate them. If thou settle thy heart to like and do those things which please God, if thou have the love of his word, he will teach thee the way wherein thou shouldst walk in obedience to ⟨image 3⟩him, and in duty to her Majesty our dread Sovereign his servant.
If thou learne to humble thy selfe before GOD, and to seeke wisdome of hym: if thou searche the scriptures and make them thy guides to leade thee through the desert and wide sea of this life, as thou arte aduertised by the later: thou shalt soone espie the daunger of all such practises towardes disloialtie, aud rebellion, whereto the BVL driueth thee, which is disclosed in the former. For, it is not only sayde by the wise man,1 The feare of the Lorde is the beginning of wisedome: 2but also set down by the Prophet; They haue reiected the word of the Lord, and what wisedome is in them? that is, therefore men become foolish, and do such things as are vnmeete, because they care not for the word of God: and therefore Dauid in his experience so confesseth,