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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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And who so is not led and taught by this schoolmaster, can not but fall into deep error, how godly soever his pretence is, what knowledge and learning soever he hath of all other works and writings, or how fair soever a show or face of trueth he hath in the estimation and judgement of the world. If some man will say, I would have a true pattern and a perfect description of an upright life, approved ⟨p. 296⟩in the sight of God: can we find (think ye) any better or any such again, as Christ Jesus is, and his doctrine? whose virtuous conversation and godly life, the scripture so lively painteth and setteth forth before our eyes, that we beholding that pattern, might shape and frame our lives as nigh as may be, agreeable to the perfection of the same: Follow you me (saith. S. 1Paul) as I follow Christ. And saint John in his Epistle saith: Who so abideth in Christ, must walk even so as he walked before him. 2And where shall we learn the order of Christs life, but in the scripture? Another would have a medicine to heal all diseases and maladies of the mind. Can this be found or gotten other where, then out of Gods own book, his sacred scriptures? Christ taught so much when he said to the obstinate Jews: Search the scriptures, for 3in them ye think to have eternal life. If the scriptures contain in them everlasting life, it must needs follow, that they have also present remedy against all that is an hinderance and let unto eternal life. If we desire the knowledge of heavenly wisdom: why had we rather learn the same of man, then of God him self, who (as saint James saith) is the giver of wisdom? 4Yea, why will we not learn it at Christs own mouth, who promising to be present with his Church till the worlds end, doth perform 5his promise, in that he is not only with us by his grace and tender pity: but also in this that he speaketh presently unto us in the holy scriptures, to the great and endless comfort of all them that ⟨p. 297⟩