John Jewel famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

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.
-- John Jewel

#Law #Forever #Heaven
The word of God teacheth lowliness of mind; it teacheth us to know ourselves.
-- John Jewel

#Mind #Lowliness #Word Of God
The word of God is that unto our souls, which our soul is unto our body.
-- John Jewel

#Soul #Body #Word Of God
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.
-- John Jewel

#Vices #Example #Virtue
As the body dieth when the soul departeth, so the soul of man dieth, when it hath not the knowledge of God.
-- John Jewel

#Men #Soul #Body
But the word of the Gospel is not as the word of an earthly prince.
-- John Jewel
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.
-- John Jewel

#Beautiful #Giving #Heaven
The number of witches had everywhere become enormous.
-- John Jewel

#Numbers #Witch #Enormous
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.
-- John Jewel

#Angel #Voice #Perfect
Human knowledge is dark and uncertain; philosophy is dark, astrology is dark, and geometry is dark.
-- John Jewel

#Philosophy #Dark #Astrology

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