A03549:468
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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If thou knewest what may fall upon thee for thine unthankfulness, thou wouldest provide for thy peace. Brethren, howsoever the world in generality is forgetful of God, let us particularly attend to our time, & win the time with diligence, & apply our selves to that light & grace that is offered us, let us, if gods favour and judgements which he ⟨p. 465⟩worketh in our time, can not stir us to call home to our self to do that belong to our salvation: At the least way, let the malice of the devil, the naughtiness of the world which we see exercised in these perilous and last times, wherein we see our days so dangerously set, provoke us to watch diligently to our vocation, to walk and go forward therein. Let the misery and short transitory joys, spied in the casualty of our days, move us, while we have them in our hands, & seriously stir us to be wise, and to expend the gracious good will of God to us ward, which all the day long stretcheth out his hands (as the 1prophet saith) unto us, for the most part his merciful hands, sometime his heavy hands, that we being learned thereby, may escape the danger that must needs fall on the unjust, who lead their days in felicity & pleasure, without the knowing of Gods will toward them, but suddenly they go down into hell. Let us be found watchers, found in the peace of the Lord, that at the last day we may be found without spot, & blameless: yea let us endeavour our selves (good 2Christian people) diligently to keep the presence of his holy spirit. Let us renounce all uncleanness, for he is the spirit of purity. Let us avoid all hypocrisy, for this holy spirit will flee from that which is feigned. Cast we of all malice & all 3evil will, for this spirit will never enter into an evil willing soul. Let us cast away all the whole lump of sin that standeth about us, for he will never dwell in that body that is subdued 4to sin. We can not be seen thankful to almighty ⟨p. 466⟩God, and work such despite to the spirit of grace, by whom we be sanctified. If we do our endeavour, we shall not need to fear, we