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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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But Samuel, reproving all such intents and devotions (seem they never so much to Gods honour, if they stand not with his word, whereby we may be assured of his pleasure) said in this wise: Would God have sacrifices and offerings? or rather that his word should be obeyed? To obey him, is better then offerings, & to listen to him, is better then to offer the fat of Rams: Yea, to repine against his voice, is as evil as the sin of divination, and not to agree to it, is like abominable idolatry. And now, forasmuch as thou hast cast away the word of the Lord, he hath cast away thee, that thou shouldest not be King.
But Samuel, reprouyng all suche intentes and deuocions (seme they neuer so muche to Gods honor, if they stande not with his woorde, whereby we maye be assured of hys pleasure) sayde in this wyse: Would God haue sacrifices and offeringes? or rather that hys word should be obeyed? To obey him, is better then offerynges, & to listen to hym, is better then to offre the fatte of Rammes: Yea, to repine agaynst hys voice, is as euil as the sinne of diuinacion, and not to agre to it, is like abhominable ydolatry. And now, forasmuche as thou hast cast awaye the worde of the Lorde, he hath cast awaye the, that thou shouldest not be Kynge.
By all these examples of holy scripture, we may know, that as we forsake God: so shall he ever forsake us.1 And what miserable state doth consequently and necessarily follow thereupon, a man may easily consider, by the terrible threatenings of God. And although, he consider not all the said misery, to the uttermost, being so great, that it passeth any mans capacity, in this life sufficiently to consider the same: yet he shall soon perceive so much thereof, that if his hart be not more then stony, or harder then the Adamant, he shall fear, tremble and quake, to call the same to his remembrance.
By all these examples of holy scripture, we maye knowe, that as we forsake God: so shall he euer forsake vs.1