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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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And first, that ye may perceive how detestable and hateful all excess in eating and drinking is before the face of almighty God, ye shall call to mind what is written by saint Paul to the Galatians, where he numbereth gluttony 1and drunkenness among those horrible crimes, with the which (as he saith) no man shall inherit the kingdom of heaven. He reckoneth them among the deeds of the flesh, and coupleth them with idolatry, whoredom, and murder, which are the greatest offences that can be named among men: For the first spoileth God of his honour, the second defileth his holy Temple, that is to wit, our own bodies, the third maketh us companions of Cain in the slaughter of our brethren, and who so committeth them as saint Paul saith, can not inherit the kingdom of God. Certainly, that sin is very odious and loathsome before the face of God, which causeth him to turn his favourable countenance so ⟨p. 199⟩far from us, that he should clean bar us out of the doors, and disherit us of his heavenly kingdom. But he so much abhorreth all beastly 2banqueting, that by his Son our Saviour Christ in the Gospel, he declareth his terrible indignation against all belly Gods, in that he pronounceth them accursed, saying: Woe be to you that are full, for ye shall hunger. And by the prophet Isaiah he crieth out: Woe be to you that rise up early to give your selves to drunkenness, and set all your minds so on drinking, that ye 3sit swearing thereat until it be night. The harp, the lute, the shame, and plenty of wine are at your feasts, but the works of the Lord ye do not behold, neither consider the works of his hands, Woe be unto you that are strong to drink wine. and are mighty to advance drunkenness. Here the prophet plainly teacheth, that feasting and banqueting maketh men forgetful of their duty towards God, when they give themselves to all kinds of pleasures, not considering nor regarding the works of the Lord, who hath created meats and drinks, as. S. Paul saith, to be received thankfully of them that believe & know the trueth. So that the very beholding of these creatures (being the handy work of almighty God) might teach us to use them thankfully as 4