John Jewel Quotes

• The word of God is that unto our souls, which our soul is unto our body.

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  Soul, Body, Word Of God

  John Jewel (1848). “The Works of John Jewel, D.D., Bishop of Salisbury”, p.313

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• The word of God teacheth lowliness of mind; it teacheth us to know ourselves.

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  Mind, Lowliness, Word Of God

  John Jewel (1850). “The Works of John Jewel”, p.1188

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• In old time we had treen chalices and golden priests, but now we have treen priests and golden chalices.

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  Religion, Golden, Priests

  'Certain Sermons Preached Before the Queen's Majesty' (1609) p. 176

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• But the law of God came from heaven indeed. God wrote it with his finger, it is the fountain of all wisdom, and therefore shall it continue forever, and never have an end.

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  Law, Forever, Heaven

  John Jewel (1848). “The Works of John Jewel, D.D., Bishop of Salisbury”, p.290

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• As the body dieth when the soul departeth, so the soul of man dieth, when it hath not the knowledge of God.

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  Men, Soul, Body

  John Jewel (1848). “The Works of John Jewel, D.D., Bishop of Salisbury”, p.313

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• To maintain a fault known is a double fault.

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  Faults, Known

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• But the word of the Gospel is not as the word of an earthly prince.

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  John Jewel (1850). “The Works of John Jewel”, p.1163

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• Adam was placed in Paradise in perfect estate, and in the company of God's angels; God walked and did talk with him. He heard the voice, and beheld the presence of God.

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  Angel, Voice, Perfect

  John Jewel (2008). “The Works of John Jewel, Bishop of Salisbury: The Fourth Portion”, p.1162, Wipf and Stock Publishers

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• Among all his creatures in heaven or earth, God hath not made any like unto the sun in the firmament, the beams whereof are beautiful and pleasant, and do give comfort in all places to all things.

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  Beautiful, Giving, Heaven

  John Jewel (2008). “The Works of John Jewel, Bishop of Salisbury: The Fourth Portion”, p.1162, Wipf and Stock Publishers

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• The number of witches had everywhere become enormous.

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  Numbers, Witch, Enormous

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• The word of God is full of sad and grave counsel, full of the knowledge of God, of examples of virtues, and of correction of vices, of the end of this life, and of the life to come.

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  Vices, Example, Knowledge Of God

  John Jewel (1848). “The Works of John Jewel, D.D., Bishop of Salisbury”, p.316

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• Human knowledge is dark and uncertain; philosophy is dark, astrology is dark, and geometry is dark.

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  Philosophy, Dark, Astrology

  John Jewel (1848). “The Works of John Jewel, D.D., Bishop of Salisbury”, p.323

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