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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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The sins (saith he) of Sodom were these: Pride, fullness of meat, abundance, and idleness. These things had Sodom and her daughters, meaning the cities subject to her. The horrible and strange kind of destruction of that city, and all the country about the same, (which was fire and brimstone reigning from heaven) most manifestly declareth, what a grievous sin idleness is, and ought to admonish us to flee from the same, and embrace honest and godly labour. But if we give our selves to idleness & sloth, to lurking and loitering, to wilful wandering, & wasteful spending, never settling our selves to honest labour, but living like drone bees by the labours of other men, then do we break the Lords commandment, we go astray from our vocation, and incur the danger of Gods wrath and heavy displeasure to our endless destruction, except by repentance we turn again unfeignedly unto God. The inconveniences and mischiefs that come of idleness, aswell to mans body, as to his soul, are more then can in short time be well rehearsed. Some we shall declare and open unto you, that by considering them, ye may the better with your selves gather the rest. An idle hand (saith Solomon) maketh 1poor, but a quick labouring hand maketh rich. Again, he that tillleth his land, shall have ⟨p. 500⟩plenteousness of bread, but he that floweth in idleness, is a very fool, and shall have poverty 2enough. Again, a slothful body will not go to plough for cold of the winter, therefore shall he go 3a begging in summer, and have nothing. But what shall we need to stand much about the proving of this, that poverty followeth idleness? We have to much experience thereof (the thing is the more to be lamented) in this Realm. For a great part of the beggary that is among the poor, can be imputed to nothing so much, as to idleness, and to the negligence of parents, which do not bring up their children, either in good learning, honest labour, or some commendable occupation or trade, whereby when they come to age, they might get their living. Daily experience also teacheth, that nothing is more enemy or pernicious to the health of mans body, then is idleness, to much ease and sleep, and want of exercise.