John Jewel
John Jewel
John Jewelwas an English bishop of Salisbury...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth24 May 1522
religion golden priests
In old time we had treen chalices and golden priests, but now we have treen priests and golden chalices.
law forever heaven
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.
numbers witch enormous
The number of witches had everywhere become enormous.
beautiful giving heaven
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.
men soul knowledge-of-god
As the body dieth when the soul departeth, so the soul of man dieth, when it hath not the knowledge of God.
knowledge-of-god vices example
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.
philosophy dark astrology
Human knowledge is dark and uncertain; philosophy is dark, astrology is dark, and geometry is dark.
But the word of the Gospel is not as the word of an earthly prince.
angel voice perfect
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.
faults known
To maintain a fault known is a double fault.
mind lowliness word-of-god
The word of God teacheth lowliness of mind; it teacheth us to know ourselves.
soul body word-of-god
The word of God is that unto our souls, which our soul is unto our body.