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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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The restless ambitious having once determined by one means or other to achieve to their intended purpose, when they can not by lawful and peaceable means clime so high as they do ⟨p. 597⟩desire, they attempt the same by force and violence: wherein when they can not prevail against the ordinary authority and power of lawful princes and governors them selves alone, they do seek the aid and help of the ignorant multitude, abusing them to their wicked purpose. Wherefore seeing a few ambitious and malicious are the authors & heads, and multitudes of ignorant men are the ministers and furtherers of rebellion, the chief point of this part shall be aswell to notify to the simple and ignorant men, who they be, that have ben and be the usual authors of rebellion, that they may know them: and also to admonish them to beware of the subtle suggestions of such restless ambitious persons, and so to flee them: that rebellions (though attempted by a few ambitious) through the lack of maintenance by any multitudes, may speedily and easily without any great labour, danger, or damage, be repressed and clearly extinguished. It is well known as well by all histories, as by daily experience, that none have either more ambitiously aspired above Emperors, Kings, and Princes, nor have more perniciously moved the ignorant people to rebellion against their Princes, then certain persons which falsely challenge to them selves to be only counted and called spiritual. I must therefore hear yet once again briefly put you good people, in remembrance out of Gods holy word, how our Saviour Jesus Christ, and his holy Apostles the heads and chief of all true spiritual and ⟨p. 598⟩ecclesiastical men, behaved them selves towards the princes and rulers of their time, though not the best governors that ever were, that you be not ignorant whether they be the true disciples and followers of Christ and his Apostles, and so true spiritual men, that either by ambition do so highly aspire, or do most maliciously teach, or most perniciously do execute rebellion against their lawful princes, being the worst of all carnal 1works, and mischievous deeds.
The restlesse ambitious hauing once determined by one meanes or other to atcheeue to theyr intended purpose, when they can not by lawfull and peaceable meanes clime so hygh as they do