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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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so hath he constituted, 1ordained, and set earthly princes over particular kingdoms and dominions in earth, both for the avoiding of all confusion, which else would be in the world if it should be without such governors, and for the great quiet and benefit of earthly men their subjects, and also that the princes them selves in authority, power, wisdom, providence, and righteousness in government of people and countries committed to their charge, should resemble his heavenly governance, as the majesty of heavenly 2things may by the baseness of earthly things be shadowed and resembled: And for that similitude that is between the heavenly Monarchy, and earthly kingdoms well governed, our saviour Christ in sundry parables, saith that the kingdom of heaven is resembled unto a man a king, and as the name of the king is very often attributed and given unto GOD in the holy scriptures, so doth GOD him self in the same scriptures sometime vouchsafe to communicate his name with earthly princes, terming 3them gods: Doubtless for that similitude of government which they have or should have not unlike unto GOD their king. Unto the which similitude of heavenly government, the nearer and nearer that an earthly prince doth come in his regiment, the greater blessing of Gods mercy is he unto that country and people over whom he reigneth: and the further and further that an earthly prince doth swerve ⟨p. 551⟩from the example of the heavenly government, the greater plague he is of Gods wrath, and punishment by Gods justice, unto that country & people, over whom God for their sins hath placed such a prince and governor. For it is in deed evident both by the scriptures, and by daily experience, that the maintenance of all virtue & godliness, and consequently of the wealth and prosperity of a kingdom and people, both stand and rest more in a wise and good prince on the one part, then in great multitudes of other men being subjects: and on the contrary part, the overthrow of all virtue and godliness, and consequently the decay and utter ruin of a Realm and people doth grow and come more by an undiscrete and evil governor, then by many thousands of other men being subjects: thus say the holy scriptures, Well is thee O