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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 admonition to all Ministers ecclesiastical.¶ An admonition to all Ministers ecclesiasticall.
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¶ An admonition to all Ministers ecclesiastical.
¶ An admonition to all Ministers ecclesiasticall.
FOR that the Lord doth require of his servant whom he hath set over his household, to show both faithfulness and prudence in his office: it shall be necessary that ye above all other do behave your self most faithfully and diligently in your so high a function: that is, aptly, plainly, and distinctly to read the sacred scriptures, diligently to instruct the youth in their Catechism, gravely and reverently to minister his most holy Sacraments, prudently also to choose out such Homilies as be most meet for the time, & for the more agreeable instruction of the people committed to your charge, with such discretion, that where the Homily may appear to long for one reading, to divide the same to be read part in the fore noon, and part in the after noon. And where it may so chance some one or other chapter of the old Testament to fall in order to be read upon the Sundays or holy days, which were better to be changed with some other of the new Testament of more edification: it shall be well done to spend your time to consider well of such chapters before hand, whereby your prudence and diligence in your office may appear, so that your people may have cause to glorify God for you, and be the readier to embrace your labours, to your better commendation, to the discharge of your consciences & their own.
FOR that the Lorde doth require of his seruaunt whom he hath set ouer his householde, to shewe both faythfulnesse and prudence in his office: it shalbe necessarye that ye aboue al other do behaue your selfe moste faythfully and diligently in your so hygh a function: that is, aptly, playnely, and distinctly to reade the sacred scriptures, diligently to instruct the youth in their Catechisme, grauely and reuerently to minister his most holy Sacramentes, prudently also to choose out such Homilees as be most meete for the time, & for the more agreeable instruction of the people committed to your charge, with such discretion, that where the Homilee may appeare to long for one readyng, to diuide the same to be read part in the fore noone, and part in the after noone. And where it may so chaunce some one or other chapter of the olde Testament to fal in order to be read vppon the Sundayes or holye dayes, whiche were better to be chaunged with some other of the newe Testament of more edification: it shalbe wel done to spende your tyme to consyder wel of such chapters before hand, wherby your prudence and diligence in your office may appeare, so that your people may haue cause to glorifie God for you, and be the redyer to imbrace your labours, to your better commendatiō, to the discharge of your cōsciences & their owne.