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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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¶ An Homily against gluttony and and drunkenness.¶ An Homilee agaynst gluttony and and drunkennesse.
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¶ An Homily against gluttony and and drunkenness.
¶ An Homilee agaynst gluttony and and drunkennesse.
YE have heard in the former Sermon well beloved, the description and the virtue of fasting, with the true use of the same. No we ye shall hear how foul a thing gluttony and drunkenness is before God, the rather to move you to use fasting the more diligently. Understand ye therefore, that almighty God (to to the end that we might keep our selves undefiled, and serve him in holiness & righteousness according to his word) hath charged in his scriptures, so many as look for the glorious appearing 1of our saviour Christ, to lead their lives in all sobriety, modesty, & temperance. Whereby we may learn how necessary it is for every Christian that will not be found unready at the coming of our saviour Christ, to live sober minded in this present world, forasmuch as otherwise being unready, he can not enter with Christ 2into glory: And being unarmed in this behalf, he must needs be in continual danger of that cruel adversary the roaring Lion, against whom the Apostle Peter warneth us to prepare our selves in continual sobriety, that we may resist, being steadfast in faith. To the intent therefore 3that this soberness may be used in all our behaviour, ⟨p. 198⟩it shall be expedient for us to declare unto you how much all kind of excess offendeth the majesty of almighty God, and how grievously he punisheth the immoderate abuse of those his creatures which he ordaineth to the maintenance of this our needy life, as meats, drinks, and apparel. And again to show the noisome diseases and great mischiefs that commonly do follow them that inordinately give up them selves to be carried headlong with such pleasures as are joined either with dainty and overlarge fare, or else with costly and sumptuous apparel.