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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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First, the commandment of God, who in so many places of the holy and sacred Scriptures, doth bid us return unto him. O ye children of Israel (saith he) turn again from your infidelity, wherein ye drowned your selves, Again, Turn you, turn you from your evil ways: 1For why will ye dye, O ye house of Israel? And in an other place, thus doth he speak by his holy 2prophet Ozee: O Israel, return unto the Lord thy God: For thou hast taken a great fall ⟨p. 538⟩by thine iniquity. Take unto you these words with you, when you turn unto the Lord and say unto him: Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously, so will we offer the calves of our lips unto thee. In all these places we have an express commandment given unto us of God for to return unto him. Therefore we must take good heed unto our selves, least whereas we have already by our manifold since and transgressions, provoked and kindled the wrath of God against us, we do by breaking this his commandment, double our offences, and so heap still damnation upon our own heads by our daily offences and trespasses, whereby we provoke the eyes of his majesty, we do well deserve (if he should deal with us according to his justice) to be put away for ever from the fruition of his glory. Now much more then are we worthy of the endless torments of hell, if when we be so gently called again after our rebellion, and commanded to return, we will in no wise hearken unto the voice of our heavenly father, but walk still after the stubbornness of our own hearts?
Fyrst, the commaundement of God, who in so many places of the holy and sacred Scriptures, doth byd vs returne vnto hym. O ye chyldren of Israel (sayth he) turne agayne from your infidelitie, wherein ye drowned your selues, Againe, Turne you, turne you from your euil wayes: 1For why wyll ye dye, O ye house of Israel? And in an other place, thus doth he speake by his holy 2prophete Ozee: O Israel, returne vnto the Lorde thy God: For thou hast taken a great fall ⟨p. 538⟩