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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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what are the forcible oppressions of matrons and mens wives, and the violating and deflowering of virgins and maids, which are most rife with rebels, how horrible and damnable think you are they? Now besides that, rebels 1by breach of their faith given, and oath made to their Prince, be guilty of most damnable perjury, it is wondrous to see what false colours and feigned causes, by slanderous lies made upon their prince, and the counsellors, rebels will devise to cloak their rebellion withal, which is the worst and most damnable of all false witness bearing that may be possible. For what should 2I speak of coveting or desiring of other mens wives, houses, lands, goods, and servants in rebels, who by their wills would leave unto no man any thing of his own? Thus you see that all gods laws are by rebels violated and broken, & that all sins possible to be committed against God or man, be contained in rebellion: which sins if a man list to name by the accustomed names of the seven capital or deadly sins, as pride, envy, wrath, covetousness, sloth, gluttony, and lechery, he shall find them all in rebellion, and amongst rebels. For first, as ambition and desire to be aloft, which is the property of pride, stirreth up many mens minds to rebellion: so cometh it of a luciferian pride and presumption, that a few rebellious subjects should set themselves up against the majesty of their ⟨p. 577⟩prince, against the wisdom of the counsellors, against the power and force of all nobility, and the faithful subjects and people of the whole realm. As for envy, wrath, murder, and desire of blood, and covetousness of other mens goods, lands and livings, they are the inseparable accidents of all rebels, and peculiar properties that do usually stir up wicked men unto rebellion. Now such as by riotousness, gluttony, drunkenness, excess of apparel, and unthrifty games, have wasted their own goods unthriftily, the same are most apt unto and most desirous of rebellion, whereby they trust to come by other mens goods, unlawfully and violently.
what are the forceable oppressions of matrones and mens wyues, and the violating and deflowring of virgins and maydes, whiche are moste ryfe with rebels, how horrible and damnable thinke you are they? Nowe besydes that, rebels