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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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by offering up the blood of Oxen, ⟨p. 369⟩the blood of calves, the blood of goats, the blood of lambs, and so forth? O these things were 1of no force nor strength to take away sins, they could not put away the anger of God, they could not cool the heat of his wrath, nor yet bring mankind into favour again, they were but only figures and shadows of things to come, and nothing else, Read the Epistle to the Hebrews, 2there shall you find this matter largely discussed, there shall you learn in most plain words, that the bloody sacrifice of the old law was unperfect, and not able to deliver man from the state of damnation by any means, so that mankind in trusting thereunto, should trust to a broken staff, and in the end deceive him self. What should he then do? Should he go about to observe and keep the law of God divided into two tables, & so purchase to him self eternal life? In deed, if Adam and his posterity had ben able to satisfy and fulfil the law perfectly, in loving God above all things, and their neighbour as them selves: then should they have easily quenched the Lords wrath, and escaped the terrible sentence of eternal death pronounced against them by the mouth of almighty God. For it is 3written. Do this, & thou shalt live, that is to say, fulfil my commandments, keep thy self upright and perfect in them according to my will, then shalt thou live, and not dye. Here is eternal life promised with this condition, so that they keep and observe the law. But such was the frailty of mankind after his fall, such was his weakness & imbecility, that he could not walk ⟨p. 370⟩uprightly in Gods commandments though he would never so fain, but daily and hourly fell from his bounden duty, offending the Lord his God divers ways, to the great increase of his condemnation, insomuch that the prophet David crieth out on this wise: All have gone 4astray, all are become unprofitable, there is none that doth good, no not one. In this case what profit could he have by the law? None at all. For as saint James saith, He that shall observe