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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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Thus ye have heard good people, first that Christian subjects are bound even in conscience to obey princes laws, which are not repugnant to the laws of God. Ye have also heard that Christs Church is not so bound to observe any order, law, or decree made by man, to prescribe a form in religion: but that the Church hath full power and authority from God, to change and altar the same when need shall require, which hath ben showed you by the example of our saviour Christ, by the practise of the apostles, and of the fathers since that time.
Thus ye haue hearde good people, fyrst that Christian subiectes are bound euen in conscience to obey princes lawes, whiche are not repugnaunt to the lawes of God. Ye haue also hearde that Christes Churche is not so bounde to obserue any order, lawe, or decree made by man, to prescribe a fourme in religion: but that the Churche hath full power and aucthoritie from God, to chaunge and aulter the same when nede shall require, which hath ben shewed you by the example of our sauiour Christe, by the practise of the apostles, and of the fathers since that time.
Now shall be showed briefly what time is meet for fasting, for all times serve not for all things. But as the wise man saith: All things have their times. There is a time to weep, and a time again to laugh, a time to mourn, 1and a time to rejoice. &c. Our Saviour Christ excused his disciples, & reproved the Pharisees, because they neither regarded the use of fasting, ⟨p. 191⟩nor considered what time was meet for the same. Which both he teacheth in his answer, saying, The children of the marriage can not 2mourn, while the bridegroom is with them. Their question was of fasting, his answer is of mourning, signifying unto them plainly, that the outward fast of the body, is no fast before God, except it be accompanied with the inward fast, which is a mourning and a lamentation in the heart, as is before declared. Concerning