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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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& he, notwithstanding the intolerable pains which they saw in him, being of them mocked & scorned despitefully without all favour and compassion, had yet towards them such compassion in heart, that he prayed to his father of heaven for them, & said: O father forgive them, for they 1wot not what they do. What patience was it also which he showed, when one of his own apostles & servants which was put in trust of him, came to betray him unto his enemies to the death? He said nothing worse to him, but, Friend wherefore 2art thou come? Thus good people, should we call to mind the great examples of charity which Christ showed in his passion, if we will fruitfully remember his passion. Such charity and love should we bear one to another, if we 3will be the true servants of Christ. For if we love but them which love & say well by us, what great thing is it that we do, saith Christ? Do not the Paynims & open sinners so? We must be more perfect in our charity then thus, even as our father in heaven is perfect, which maketh the light of his sun to rise upon the good & the bad, and sendeth his rain upon the kind & unkind. After this manner should we show our charity indifferently, as well to one as to another, as well to friend ⟨p. 364⟩as foe, like obedient children, after the example of our good father in heaven. For if Christ was obedient to his father even to the death, and that the most shameful death (as the Jews esteemed it) the death of the cross: Why should we not be obedient to God in lower points of charity and patience? Let us forgive then our neighbours their small faults, as God for Christs sake hath 4forgiven us our great. It is not meet that we should crave forgiveness of our great offences at Gods hands, and yet will not forgive the small trespasses of our neighbours against us. We do 5call for mercy in vain, if we will not show mercy to our neighbours. For if we will not put wrath and displeasure forth of our hearts to our christian brother, no more will God forgive the displeasure and wrath that our sins have deserved afore him. For under this condition doth God forgive us, if we forgive other. It becometh not Christian men to be hard one to another, nor yet to think their neighbour unworthy to be forgiven.