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The second tome of homilies of such matters as were promised, and entitled in…The second tome of homilees of such matters as were promised, and intituled in…
The second tome of homilies of such matters as were promised, and entitled in the former part of homilies. Set out by the authority of the Queens Majesty: and to be read in every parish church agreeably.The second tome of homilees of such matters as were promised, and intituled in the former part of homilees. Set out by the aucthoritie of the Queenes Maiestie: and to be read in euery parishe church agreeably.
Imprinted at London : In Poules Churchyarde, by Richard Jugge, and John Cawood, printers to the Queens Majesty, 1571Imprinted at London : In Poules Churchyarde, by Richarde Iugge, and Iohn Cawood, printers to the Queenes Maiestie, 1571
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The second part of the Homily of fasting.
The seconde part of the Homilee of fasting.
IN the former Homily (beloved) was showed, that among the people of the Jews, fasting as it was commanded them from god by Moses, was to abstain the whole day, from morrow till night, from meat, drink, & all manner of food that nourisheth the body, & that who so tasted ought before the Evening, on the day appointed to fasting, was accounted among them a breaker of his fast. Which order, though it seemeth strange to some in these our days, because it hath not ben so used generally in this Realm of many years past: yet that it was so among gods people (I mean the Jews) whom before the coming of our saviour Christ, god did vouchsafe to chose unto him self, a peculiar people above all other nations of the earth, and that our saviour Christ so understood it, & the apostles after Christs ascension did so use it, was there sufficiently proved by the testimonies & examples of the holy scriptures, aswell of the new Testament, as of the ⟨p. 185⟩old. The true use of fasting was there also showed. In this second part of this Homily shall be showed, that no constitution or law made by man, for things which of their own proper nature be mere indifferent, can bind the conscience of Christen men to a perpetual observation and keeping thereof, but that the higher powers hath full liberty to alter and change every such law and ordinance, either ecclesiastical, or political, when time and place shall require. But first an answer shall be made to a question that some may make, demanding what judgement we ought to have of such abstinences as are appointed by public order & laws made by princes, and by the authority of the Magistrates, upon policy, not respecting any religion at all in the same. As when any Realm in consideration of the maintaining of fisher towns bordering upon the seas, and for the increase of fishermen, of whom do spring Mariners to go upon the sea, to the furnishing of the navy of the Realm, whereby not only the commodities of other countries may be transported, but also may be a necessary defence to resist the invasion of the adversary.