A03519:108
Certain Sermons or Homilies (First Book of Homilies)
Certain sermons, or homilies appointed by the kings Majesty, to be declared and read, by all persons, vicars, or curates, every Sunday in their churches, where they have cure. Anno 1547.Certayne sermons, or homelies appoynted by the kynges Maiestie, to be declared and redde, by all persones, vicars, or curates, euery Sondaye in their churches, where they haue cure. Anno 1547.
London: printed by Richard Grafton printer to his most royal Majesty, 1547London: printed by Rychard Grafton printer to his moste royall Maiestie, 1547
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Which thing to be true, we be taught and admonished in the holy scripture, by the example of King Saul, who being commanded of god by Samuel,1 that he should kill all the Amalekites, and destroy them clearly with their goods, & cattle: Yet, he being moved, partly with pity, and partly (as be thought) with devotion unto god, saved Agag their King, & all the chief of their cattail, therewith to make sacrifice unto god. Wherewithal god being displeased highly, said unto the prophet Samuel: I repent, that ever I made Saul a king, for he hath forsaken me, and not followed my words: and so he commanded Samuel to show him. And when Samuel asked, ⟨image 50⟩wherefore (contrary to Gods word) he had saved the cattail: he excused the matter, partly by fear, saying he durst do none other, for that the people would have it so: partly, for that they were goodly beasts, he thought God would be content, seeing it was done of a good intent and devotion, to honour God, with the sacrifice of them.
Whiche thyng to be true, we be taught and admonyshed in ye holye scripture, by ye example of Kyng Saul, who beyng cōmaunded of god by Samuel,1 that he should kyll all the Amalechites, and destroye them clerely with their goodes, & cattals: Yet, he beynge moued, partely with pitie, and partely (as be thought) with deuocion vnto god, saued Agag their Kyng, & all the cheif of their cattail, therwith to make sacrifice vnto god. Wherwithal god beynge displeased highly, sayd vnto the prophete Samuel: I repente, that euer I made Saul a kyng, for he hath forsaken me, and not folowed my wordes: and so he cōmaunded Samuel to shewe hym. And when Samuel asked, ⟨image 50⟩wherfore (contrary to Gods woorde) he had saued the cattail: he excused the matter, partely by feare, saiynge he durst do none other, for that the people would haue it so: partely, for that they were goodly beastes, he thought God would be content, seynge it was done of a good intent and deuocion, to honor God, with the sacrifice of them.
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