A03549:569
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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When proclamation or commandment was sent into Jury from Augustus the 1Emperor of Rome, that the people there should repair unto their own cities and dwelling places, there to be taxed: neither did the blessed virgin, though both highly in Gods favour, and also being of the royal blood of the ancient natural kings of Jury, disdain to obey the commandment of an heathen & foreign prince, when GOD had placed such a one o[…]r them: Neither did she allege for an excuse, that she was great with child, and most near her time of deliverance: Neither grudged she at the length and tediousness of the journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem, from whence and whither she must go to be taxed: Neither repined she at the sharpness of the dead time of winter, being the latter end of December, an unhandsome time to travail in, specially a long journey for a woman being in her case: but all excuses set apart, she obeyed, and came to the appointed place, where at her coming she found ⟨p. 571⟩such great resort and throng of people, that finding no place in any Inn, she was fain after 2her long painful and tedious journey, to take up her lodging in a stable, where also she was delivered of her blessed child: and this also declareth how near her time she took that journey. This obedience of this most noble, and most virtuous Lady, to a foreign and Pagan Prince, doth well teach us (who in comparison to her are most base and vile) what ready obedience we do owe to our natural and gracious Sovereign. Howbeit, in this case the obedience of the whole 3Jewish nation (being otherwise a stubborn people) unto the commandment of the same foreign heathen prince, doth prove, that such Christians as do not most readily obey their natural gracious sovereign, are far worse then the stubborn Jews, whom yet we account as the worst of all people. But no example ought to be of more force with us christians, then the example of Christ our master and saviour, who though he were the son of GOD, yet did always behave him self most reverently to such men as were in authority in the world in his time, & he not rebelliously behaved him self, but openly did teach the Jews to pay tribute unto the Roman Emperor, 4