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…

of this may all godly and reasonable subjects consider, that a peaceable prince, specially our most peaceable and merciful Queen, who hath hitherto shed no blood at all, no not of her most deadly enemies, is more like and far meeter either to set up, or to maintain true religion, then are bloody rebels, who have not shed the blood of Gods enemies, as king David had done, but do seek to shed the blood of Gods friends, of their own countrymen, and of their own most dear friends and kinsfolk, yea the destruction of their most gracious prince and natural country, for defence ⟨p. 589⟩of whom they ought to be ready to shed their blood, if need should so require. What a religion it is that such men and by such means would restore, may easily be judged: even as good a religion surely, as rebels be good men and obedient subjects, and as rebellion is a good mean of redress and reformation, being it self the greatest deformation of all that may possible be. But as the trueth of the Gospel of our saviour Christ, being quietly and soberly taught, though it do cost them their lives that do teach it, is able to maintain the true religion: so hath a frantic religion need of such furious maintenances as is rebellion, and of such patrons as are rebels, being ready not to dye for the true religion, but to kill all that shall or dare speak against their false superstition and wicked idolatry. Now concerning pretences of any redress of the common wealth, made by rebels, every man that hath but half an eye, may see how vain they be, rebellion being as I have before declared, the greatest ruin & destruction of all common wealths that may be possible.

of this may all godly and reasonable subiects consyder, that a peaceable prince, specially our most peaceable and mercyfull Queene, who hath hitherto shed no blood at all, no not of her most deadly enemies, is more lyke and farre meeter eyther to set vp, or to mainteyne true religion, then are bloody rebels, who haue not shead the blood of Gods enemies, as kyng Dauid had done, but do seeke to shead the blood of Gods freendes, of their owne countreymen, and of their owne most deare freendes and kynsfolke, yea the destruction of their moste gratious prince and naturall countrey, for defence ⟨p. 589⟩of whom they ought to be redy to shedde their blood, if need should so requyre. What a religion it is that such men and by suche meanes would restore, may easily be iudged: euen as good a religion surely, as rebels be good men and obedient subiectes, and as rebellion is a good meane of redresse and reformation, beyng it selfe the greatest deformation of all that may possible be. But as the trueth of the Gospel of our sauiour Christe, beyng quietly and soberly taught, though it do coste them their lyues that do teache it, is able to maynteyne the true religion: so hath a frantike religion neede of such furious maintenances as is rebellion, and of suche patrones as are rebels, beyng redy not to dye for the true religion, but to kyll all that shall or dare speake agaynste their false superstition and wicked idolatrie. Now concernyng pretences of any redresse of the common wealth, made by rebels, euerye man that hath but halfe an eye, may see howe vayne they be, rebellion being as I haue before declared, the greatest ruine & destruction of all common wealthes that may be possible.