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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 homily for good Friday, concerning the death and passion of our saviour Jesus Christ.
¶ An homilee for good Friday, concerning the death and passion of our sauiour Iesu Christ.
IT should not become us (well beloved in christ) being that people which he redeemed from the devil, from sin and death, and from everlasting damnation, by Christ, to suffer this time to pass forth ⟨p. 356⟩without any meditation, and remembrance of that excellent work of our redemption, wrought as about this time, through the great mercy and charity of our saviour Jesus Christ, for us wretched sinners, and his mortal enemies. For if a mortal mans deed, done to the behoof of the common wealth, be had in remembrance of us, with thanks for the benefit and profit which we receive thereby: How much more readily should we have in memory this excellent act and benefit of Christs death? whereby he hath purchased for us, the undoubted pardon and forgiveness of our sins, whereby he made at one the father of heaven with us, in such wise, that he taketh us now for his loving children, and for the true inheritors with Christ his natural Son, of the kingdom of heaven? And verily, so much more doth Christs kindness appear unto us, in that it pleased him to deliver him self of all his godly honour which he was equally in with his father in heaven, and to come down into this vale of misery, to be made mortal man, and to be in the state of a most low servant, serving us for our wealth and profit, us I say, which were his sworn enemies, which had renounced his holy law and commandments, and followed the lusts and sinful pleasures of our corrupt nature. And yet I say did Christ put him 1self between Gods deserved wrath, & our sin, and rent that obligation wherein we were in danger to God, and paid our debt. Our debt was a great deal to great for us to have paid. And without payment, God the father could