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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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YE have heard (good people) in the Homily last read unto you, the great commodity of holy Scriptures, ye have heard how ignorant men, void of godly understanding, seek quarrels to discredit them: Some of their reasons have ye heard answered. Now we will proceed and speak of such politic wise men which be offended, for that Christs precepts should seem to destroy all order in governance, as they do allege for example such as these be. If any man strike thee on the right 1cheek, turn the other unto him also. If any man will contend to take thy coat from thee, let him have cloak and all. Let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth. If thine eye, thine hand, or thy foot offend thee, pull out thine eye, cut of thine hand, thy foot, and cast it from thee. If thine enemy (sayeth saint Paul) be an hungered, give him meat, if he be thirsty, 2give him drink: so doing, thou shalt heap hot burning coals upon his head. These sentences (good people) unto a natural man seem mere absurdities, contrary to all reason. For a natural man (as saint Paul sayeth) understandeth 3not the things that belong to God, neither can ⟨p. 307⟩he, so long as old Adam dwelleth in him. Christ therefore meaneth, that he would have his faithful servants so far from vengeance and resisting wrong, that he would rather have him ready to suffer an other wrong, then by resisting to break charity, and to be out of patience. He would have our good deeds so far from all carnal respects, that he would not have our nighest friends know of our well doing, to win a vain glory. And though our friends and kinsfolks be as dear as our right eyes and our right hands: yet if they would pluck us from God, we ought to renounce them, and forsake them.
YE haue heard (good people) in the Homilee last read vnto you, the great commoditie of holye Scriptures, ye haue heard how ignoraunt men, voyde of godlye vnderstanding, seeke quarrelles to discredite them: Some of their reasons haue ye heard aunswered. Nowe we will proceede and speake of suche politique wyse men whiche be offended, for that Christes preceptes should seeme to destroy all order in gouernaunce, as they do alleage for example such as these be. If any man strike thee on the right