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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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To discourse and run through all degrees of persons, it were to long. Therefore ye shall briefly take this one conclusion for all: Whomsoever we are bound by express commandment to love, for those also are we bound in conscience to pray. But we are bound by express commandment, to love all men as our selves: therefore we are also bound to pray for all men, even as well as if it were for our selves, notwithstanding we know them to be our extreme and deadly enemies. For so doth our saviour Christ plainly teach us in his Gospel, saying, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do 1good to them that hate you, pray for them that persecute you, that ye may be the children of your father which is in heaven. And as he taught 2his disciples, so did he practise him self in his ⟨p. 253⟩life time praying for his enemies upon the cross, and desiring his father to forgive them, because they knew not what they did: As did also that holy and blessed martyr Stephen, when he was 3cruelly stoned to death of the stubborn and stifnecked Jews, to the example of all them that will truly and unfeignedly follow their Lord & master Christ in this miserable & mortal life.
To discourse and runne through all degrees of persons, it were to long. Therefore ye shall briefely take this one conclusion for all: Whomsoeuer we are bounde by expresse commaundement to loue, for those also are we bound in conscience to pray. But we are bounde by expresse commaundement, to loue all men as our selues: therefore we are also bound to pray for all men, euen as well as if it were for our selues, notwithstandyng we knowe them to be our extreme and deadly enemies. For so doth our sauiour Christe plainely teache vs in his Gospell, saying, Loue your enemies, blesse them that curse you, do 1good to them that hate you, praye for them that persecute you, that ye may be the children of your father whiche is in heauen. And as he taught 2