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Prophecies concerning the return of popery into England, Scotland and IrelandProphecys concerning the return of popery into England, Scotland and Ireland
Prophecies concerning the return of popery into England, Scotland and Ireland by Arch-bishop Usher, Mr. Herbert, Dr. D. Pareus ... [et. al.]Prophecys concerning the return of popery into England, Scotland and Ireland by Arch-bishop Usher, Mr. Herbert, Dr. D. Pareus ... [et. al.]
London: printed for A. Bancks, 1682
Prophecies Concerning the Return of Popery into England, Scotland a… › Bishop Jewel.
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Bishop Jewel.
Now let us behold the present state of our country. These words of Christ our Saviour were never more true, than we find them now in these our days. The harvest is great, and the labourers very few, the poor people sieth forsaken, and left as it were sheep without a guide: the afflicted in conscience have no man to quiet them: they grow wild and savage, as it were a people that had no God: they are commanded to change their religion, and for lack of instruction, they know not whither to turn them: they know not, neither what they leave nor what they should receive.
NOw let us behold the present state of our country. These words of Christ our Saviour were never more true, than we finde them now in these our days. The harvest is great, and the labourors very few, the poore people sieth forsaken, and left as it were sheep without a guide: the afflicted in conscience have no man to quiet them: they grow wild and savage, as it were a people that had no God: they are commanded to change their religion, and for lack of instruction, they know not whither to turn them: they know not, neither what they leave nor what they should receive.
Some other defy, and spit at the holy Gospel of our Saviour Christ, and refuse the covenant of everlasting life. Some other for lack of knowledge follow after wilful and blind masters, and become Arians or Pelagians, and thus they blaspheme the Son of God. Some others give themselves over to their own affections, and, as he saith, rejoice and triumph in their filthiness, without fear of God, without conscience of sin, and so tread down the blood of the Testament under feet: and this do they for lack of teaching, because they have not learned men and preachers to show them what they should do.