A03549:568
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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what answer think you, would he make to those that demand, whether they (being naughty and unkind subjects) may not, to the great hazard of the life of many thousands, 1and the utter danger of the state of the common ⟨p. 569⟩wealth, and whole realm, assemble a sort of Rebels, or to depose, to put in fear, or to destroy their natural and loving princes, enemy to none, good to all, even to them the worst of all other, the maintainer of perpetual peace, quietness, and security, most beneficial to the common wealth, most necessary for the safeguard of the whole Realm? What answer would David make to their demand, whether they may not attempt cruelly and unnaturally to destroy so peaceable and merciful a Princes, what I say would David so reverently speaking of Saul, and so patiently suffering so evil a king, what would he answer and say to such demands? What would he say, nay what would he do to such high attempters, who so said and did as you before have heard, unto him that slue the king his master, though a most wicked prince? If he punished with death as a wicked doer, such a man? With what reproaches of words would he revile such, yea with what torments of most shameful deaths would he destroy such hell hounds rather then evil men, such rebels I mean, as I last spake of? For if they who do disobey an evil and unkind prince, be most unlike unto David that good subject: what be they, who do rebel against a most natural and loving Prince? And if David being so good a subject, that he obeyed so evil a king, was worthy of a subject to be made a king him self: What be they, who are so evil subjects that they will rebel against their gracious prince, worthy of? Surely no mortal man can express worth words, nor conceive in mind the horrible ⟨p. 570⟩and most dreadful damnation that such be worthy of: who disdaining to be the quiet and happy subjects of their good prince, are most worthy to be the miserable captives & vile slaves of that infernal tyrant Satan, with him to suffer eternal slavery and torments. This one example of the good subject David out of the old Testament may suffice, and for the notableness of it serve for all. In the new Testament the excellent example of the blessed birgin Mary the mother of our saviour Christ, doth at the first offer it self.