A03519:112
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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first he doeth send his messengers, the true preachers of his word, to admonish us of our duty, that as he for his part for the great love he bare unto us, delivered his own son to suffer death, that we, by his death, might be delivered from death, & be restored to the life eternal, evermore to dwell with him, & to be partakers, and inheritors with him, of his everlasting glory, and kingdom of heaven: so again, that we for our parts, should walk in a godly life, as becometh his children to do. And if this will not serve, but still we remain disobedient to his word and will, not knowing him, not loving him, not fearing him, not putting our whole trust & confidence in him: and on the other side, to our neighbours behaving us uncharitably, by disdain, envy, malice, or by committing murder, robbery, adultery, gluttony, deceit, lying, swearing, or other like detestable works, & ungodly behaviour: then he threateneth us by terrible comminations,1 swearing in great anger, that whosoever doeth these works, shall never enter into his rest, which is the kingdom of heaven.
firste he doeth send hys messengers, ye true preachers of his worde, to admonish vs of our dutie, that as he for hys part for ye great loue he bare vnto vs, deliuered his awn sonne to suffre death, that we, by hys death, myghte be deliuered frō death, & be restored to the lyfe eternall, euermore to dwel with hym, & to be partakers, and inheritors with hym, of hys euerlastyng glory, and kingdome of heauen: so agayn, that we for our partes, shoulde walke in a godly lyfe, as becōmeth hys chyldrē to do. And if thys wyl not serue, but stil we remayne disobedient to hys worde and wyll, not knowyng him, not louing him, not fearing him, not puttyng our whole trust & confidēce in him: and on the otherside, to our neighbors behauing vs vncharitably, by disdayne, enuye, malice, or by cōmittyng murther, robbery, adultry, gluttony, deceipt, liyng, swearyng, or other like detestable workes, & vngodly behauioure: then he threateneth vs by terryble cōminacions,1 swearynge in great angree, that whosoeuer doeth these workes, shall neuer entre into his reste, whiche is the kyngdome of heauen.