A03549:587
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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the which Absalom though he were most goodly of person, of great nobility, being the kings son, in great favour of the people, and so dearly beloved of the king him self, so much that he gave commandment that (notwithstanding his rebellion) his life should be saved: when for these considerations, most men were 1afraid to lay their hands upon him, a great tree stretching out his arm, as it were for that purpose, caught him by the great and long bush of his goodly here, lapping about it as he fled hastily bareheaded under the said tree, and so 2hanged him up by the here of his head in the ⟨p. 586⟩air, to give an eternal document, that neither comeliness of personage, neither nobility, nor favour of the people, no nor the favour of the king him self, can save a rebel from due punishment: God the king of all kings being so offended with him, that rather then he should lack due execution for his treason, every tree by the way will be a gallows or gibbet unto him, and the here of his own head will be unto him instead of an halter to hang him up with, rather then he should lack one: A fearful example of Gods punishment (good people) to consider. Now Ahithophel, 3though otherwise an exceeding wise man, yet the mischievous counsellor of Absalom, in this wicked rebellion, for lack of an hangman, a convenient servitor for such a traitor, went 4and hanged up him self, a worthy end of all false rebels, who rather then they should lack due execution, will by Gods just judgement, become hangmen unto them selves. Thus happened it to the captains of that rebellion: beside forty thousand of rascal rebels slain in the field, and in the chase. Likewise is it to be seen in the holy scriptures, how that great rebellion which 5the traitor Seba moved in Israel, was suddenly appeased, the head of the captain traitor (by the means of a silly woman) being cut of. And as the holy scriptures do show, so doth daily experience 6