Seven Sermons Before Edward VI 1549, Ed. by E. Arber (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869 Excerpt: ...tohyiSer 'S the Deuyll is nowe to hynder the woorde andsciaun-commynge oute, and to sclaunder the der the gos-Gospell. A sure argumente and an pe' euydent demonstration, that the lyght os And the Lord said, Hear what I tell you that he will avenge them the unjust judge saith. speedily. Nevertheless when the And shall not God avenge his Son os man cometh, shall he find saith own elect, which cry day and night on the earth 1--Luke xviii. 6--8. unto him, though he bear long with them? Gods worde is a brode, and that thys is a true doctryne The deuyi u tnat we are taught now, else he would e busy stun-ing not rore and styrre a boute as he doeth 'iSmentent whan he hathe the vpper hande. He wyl that thys doc-kepe hys possession quyetly as he dyd in ryne is rue. popyshe dayes, whan he bare a rule os supremacye in peaceable possession. Is he reygned now in open relygyon, in open doctryne as he dyd than, he woulde not styrre vppe erronyouse opynyons, he woulde haue kepte vs wythout contencior, wythoute dyssencion. There is no suche dyuersytie os opynions amonge the Turkes, nor among ye Iewes And why? For ther he raygneth peaceably in the hole relygion. Christ sayth. Cum fortis armatus cujlodierit atrium, etc. Whan the stronge armid man kepeth thys house, those thinges yat he hath in possession, are in a quietnes, he doeth enioye them peaceably. Sed cum fortior eofuperuenerit But whan a stronger than he commeth vpon hym, whan the light os goddes word is ones reueled, than he is busi, then he rores then he syskes a brode, and styrreth vp erronius opinions, to sclaunder godds word. And thys is an argumente that we haue the true doctryne. I beseche God continewe vs and kepe vs in it. The deuyll declareth the same, and thersore he rores thus and goeth a bout to stir vp t...