A03519:143
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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
God hath sent us his high gift, our most dear sovereign lord king Edward the sixth, with godly wise, and honourable counsel, with other superiors and inferiors in a beautiful order. Wherefore, let us subjects do our bounden duties, giving hearty thanks to God, and praying for the preservation of this Godly order. Let us all obey even from the bottom of our hearts, all their Godly proceedings, laws, statutes, proclamations, and injunctions, with all other Godly orders. Let us consider the scriptures of the holy ghost, which persuade & command us all obediently to be subject: First & chiefly, to the kings majesty, supreme had over all, & next, to his honourable counsel, and to all other noble men, magistrates and officers, which by Gods goodness be placed and ordered: for almighty God, is the only ⟨image 65⟩author and provider of this forenamed state and order, as it is written of God, in the book of the proverbs: through me, kings do reign:1 through me counsellors make just laws, through me, do princes bear rule, and all judges of the earth execute judgement: I am loving to them, that love me.
God hath sente vs his high gifte, our most dere souereigne lord king Edward ye sixt, with godly wise, and honorable coūsail, with other superiors and inferiors in a beautifull ordre. Wherefore, let vs subiectes do our bounden duties, geuing hartie thankes to God, and praiyng for the preseruaciō of this Godly ordre. Let vs al obey euen from the botome of our hartes, al their Godly procedynges, lawes, statutes, proclamacions, and iniunctiōs, with al other Godly orders. Let vs considre the scriptures of the holy ghost, whiche perswade & cōmaunde vs all obediently to be subiect: First & chiefly, to the kynges maiestie, supreme had ouer all, & next, to his honorable counsail, and to all other noble men, magistrates and officers, which by Gods goodnes be placed and ordered: for almightie God, is the onely ⟨image 65⟩aucthor and prouider of thys forenamed state and ordre, as it is written of God, in the boke of the prouerbes: through me, kynges do reigne:1 through me counsailors make iust lawes, through me, doo princes beare rule, and all iudges of the yearth execute iudgement: I am louyng to them, that loue me.