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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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which can not be when every man and woman in several pretence of devotion, prayeth privately, one asking, another giving thanks, another reading doctrine, & forceth not to hear the common prayer of the minister. And peculiarly, what due reverence is to be used in the ministering of the Sacraments in the temple, the same saint Paul 1teacheth in his Epistle to the Corinthians, rebuking such as did unreverently use them selves in that behalf. Have ye not houses to eat and drink in (saith he?) Do ye despise the Church or congregation of God? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I praise you not. And God requireth not only this outward reverence of behaviour and silence in his house, but all inward reverence in cleansing of the ⟨p. 20⟩thoughts of our hearts, threatening by his prophet Ose in the. ix. Chapter, that for the malice 2of the inventions and devises of the people, he will cast them out of his house: whereby is also signified the eternal casting of them out of his heavenly house and kingdom, which is most horrible. And therefore in the. 19. of Levit. God saith, Fear you with reverence my sanctuary, 3for I am the Lord. And according to the same the prophet David saith, I will enter into 4thine house, I will worship in thy holy temple in thy fear: showing what inward reverence and humbleness of mind the godly men ought to have in the house of the Lord. And to allege some what concerning this matter out of the new Testament, in what honour God would have his house or temple kept, and that by the example of our saviour Christ, whose authority ought of good reason with all true Christians 5to be of most weight and estimation: It is written of all the four Evangelists, as a notable act, and worthy to be testified by many holy witnesses, how that our saviour Jesus Christ, that merciful and mild Lord, compared for his meekness to a sheep, suffering with silence his fleece to be shorne from him, and to a lamb led 6