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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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So GOD sometime striketh private men privately with sundry adversities, as trouble of mind, loss of friends, loss of goods, long and dangerous sicknesses. &c. Then is it a fit time for that man to humble him self to almighty God by fasting, and to mourn and bewail his sins with a sorrowful heart, and to pray unfeignedly, saying with the prophet David: Turn away thy face, 1O Lord, from my sins, and blot out of thy remembrance all mine offences. Again, when God shall afflict a whole region or country with wars, with famine, with pestilence, with strange diseases, and unknown sicknesses, and other such like calamities: then is it time for all states and sorts of people, high and low, men, women, and children, to humble them selves by fasting, and bewail their sinful living before God, and pray with one common voice, saying thus, or some other such like prayer. Be favourable, O Lord, be favourable unto thy people, which turneth unto thee, in weeping, fasting, and praying, spare thy people whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious ⟨p. 193⟩blood, and suffer not thine inheritance to be destroyed and brought to confusion.
So GOD sometime striketh priuate men priuatelye with sundry aduersities, as trouble of minde, losse of frendes, losse of goodes, long and daungerous sicknesses. &c. Then is it a fitte time for that man to humble him selfe to almightie God by fasting, and to mourne and bewayle his sinnes with a sorowfull heart, and to pray vnfaignedly, saying with the prophete Dauid: Turne away thy face, 1O Lorde, from my sinnes, and blot out of thy remembraunce all myne offences. Agayne, when God shal afflict a whole region or countrey with warres, with famine, with pestilence, with straunge diseases, and vnknowen sicknesses, and other such lyke calamities: then is it tyme for all states and sortes of people, hygh and lowe, men, women, and chyldren, to humble them selues by fasting, and bewayle their sinfull liuing before God, and pray with one common voyce, saying thus, or some other suche like prayer. Be fauourable, O Lord, be fauourable vnto thy people, whiche turneth vnto thee, in weepyng, fasting, and praying, spare thy people whom thou hast redeemed with thy pretious ⟨p. 193⟩