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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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For he worketh all things in his secrete judgement to his own pleasure, yea even the wicked to damnation saith Solomon. By the reason of this nature, he is called in Scripture, consuming 1fire, he is called a terrible and fearful GOD▪ Of this behalf therefore, we may have no familiarity, no access unto him, but his goodness again tempereth the rigour of his high power, and maketh us bold, and putteth us in hope that he will be conversant with us, ⟨p. 440⟩and easy unto us. It is his goodness that moveth him to say in scripture: It is my delight to be with the children of men. It is his goodness 2that moveth him to call us unto him, to offer us his friendship & presence. It is his goodness that patiently suffereth our straying from him, and suffereth us long, to win us to repentance. It is of his goodness that we be created reasonable creatures, where else he might have made us brute beasts. It was his mercy to have us borne among the number of christian people, & thereby in a much more nighness to salvation, where we might have ben borne (if his goodness had not ben) among the Paynims, clean void from God, and the hope of everlasting life. And what other thing doth his loving and gentle voice spoken in his word, where he calleth us to his presence & friendship, but declare his goodness, only without regard of our worthiness? And what other thing doth stir him to call us to him, when we be strayed from him, to suffer us patiently, to win us to repentance: but only his singular goodness, no whit of our deserving? Let them all come together that be now glorified in heaven, and let us hear what answer they will make in these points afore rehearsed, whether their first creation was in Gods goodness, or of them selves. Forsooth David would make answer for them all and say: Know ye for surety, even the Lord is God, he hath made us, and not we our selves. If they were asked again, who should be thanked for their regeneration? for their justification? and for their salvation? ⟨p. 441⟩whether their deserts? or Gods goodness only? Although in this point, every one confess sufficiently the truth of this matter in his own person: yet let David answer by the mouth of them all at this time, who cannot choose but say: Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to thy name give all the thank, for thy loving mercy, and for thy truths sake.