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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
¶An Homily against contention and brawling.¶An Homelie agaynst contencion and braulynge.
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.
I say unto you (sayeth our saviour Christ) resist not evil, but love your enemies, and say well by them, that say evil by you, do well unto them, that do evil to you, and pray for them, that do hurt and pursue you, that you may be the children of your father, which is in heaven, who suffereth his sun to rise, both upon good and evil, and sendeth his rain both to the just and unjust. To this doctrine of Christ, agreeth very well the teaching of saint Paul, that elect vessel of God,1 who ceaseth not to exhort and call upon us, saying: bless them that curse you, bless (I say) and curse not, recompense to no man evil for evil, if it be possible (as much as lieth in you) live peaceably with all men.
I saye vnto you (saieth oure sauior Christe) resiste not euill, but loue your enemies, and saye well by them, that saye euill by you, do well vnto theim, that do euill to you, and praye for them, that do hurte and pursue you, that you maye be the chyldren of youre father, whiche is in heauen, whoo suffereth hys sunne to ryse, bothe vpon good and euill, and sendeth hys rayn both to the iuste and vniuste. To thys doctryne of Christe, agreeth very well the teaching of sainct Paul, that electe vessell of God,1 who ceaseth not to exhorte and call vpon vs, saiynge: blesse them that curse you, blesse (I saye) and curse not, recompense to no man euill for euill, if it be possible (asmuche as lieth in you) lyue peaceablye with all men.
- 1Roma. xii.
Dearly beloved avenge not your selves, but rather give place unto wrath, for it is written: vengeance is mine,1 I will revenge sayeth the Lord. Therefore, if thine enemy hunger, feed him, if he thirst, give him drink, be not overcome with evil, but overcome evil with goodness. All these be the words of s. Paul.