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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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But O wretched creatures that we be at these days, who be without reconciliation of our brethren whom we have offended, without satisfying them whom we have caused to fall, without any kind of thought or compassion toward them whom we might easily relieve, without any conscience of slander, disdain, misr•poet, division, rancour, or inward bitterness. Yea, being encumbered with the cloaked hatred of Cain, with the long covered malice of 1Esau, with the dissembled falsehood of Joab, dare ye presume to come up to these sacred and fearful mysteries? O man, whither rushest thou unadvisedly? It is a table of peace, and thou art ready to fight. It is a table of singleness, and thou art imagining mischief. It is a table of quietness, and thou art given to debate. It is a table of pity, and thou art unmerciful. Doest thou neither fear GOD the maker of this feast? nor reverence his Christ the refection and meat? nor regardest his spouse his beloved guest? nor weighest thine own conscience which is sometime thine inward accuser? Wherefore (O man) tender thine own salvation, examine and try thy good will and love towards the children of God, the members of Christ, the heirs of the heavenly heritage: yea, towards the image of ⟨p. 411⟩GOD, the excellent creature thine own soul. If thou have offended, now be reconciled. If thou hast caused any to stumble in the way of God, now set them up again. If thou have disquieted thy brother, now pacify him. If thou have wronged him, now relief him. If thou have defrauded him, now restore to him. If thou have nourished spite, now embrace friendship. If thou have fostered hatred and malice, now openly show thy love and charity, yea be ••este and ready to procure thy neighbours health of soul, wealth, commodity, and pleasure as thine own. Deserve not the heavy and dreadful burden of Gods displeasure for thine evil will towards thy neighbour, so unreverentlye to approach to this table of the Lord. Last of all, as there is here the mystery of 2peace, and the Sacrament of Christian society, whereby we understand what sincere love ought to be betwixt the true communicants:
But O wretched creatures that we be at these daies, who be without reconciliation of our brethren whō we haue offended, without satisfying them whom we haue caused to fall, without any kynde of thought or compassion toward them whō we myght easyly relieue, without any conscience of slaunder, disdayne, misrpoet, diuision, rancour, or inwarde bitternes. Yea, being accombred with the cloked hatred of Caine, with the long couered malice of