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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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By ignorance the Jewish Clergy induced the common people to ask the delivery of Barabbas 1the seditious murderer, & to sue for the cruel crucifying of our saviour Christ, for that he rebuked the ambition, superstition, and other vices of the hie priests and clergy. For as our 2saviour Christ testifieth, that those who crucified him wist not what they did: so doth the holy apostle saint Paul say, If they had known, if they had not ben ignorant, they would never have crucified the Lord of glory: but they knew not what they did. Our saviour Christ him self 3also foreshowed that it should come to pass by ignorance, that those who should persecute and murder his true apostles and disciples, should think they did God acceptable sacrifice, & good service: as it also is verified even at this day. And in this ignorance have the Bishops of Rome kept the people of God, specially the common sort, by no means so much, as by withdrawing of the word of God from them, and by keeping it under the vale of an unknown strange tongue. For as it served the ambitious humour of the Bishops of Rome, to compel all nations to use the natural language of the city of Rome, where they were Bishops, which showed a certain acknowledging of subjection unto them: so yet served it much more their crafty purpose, thereby to keep all people so blind, that they not knowing what they prayed, what they believed, what they were commanded by God, might take all their commandments for Gods. For as they would not suffer the holy ⟨p. 606⟩scriptures or Church service to be used or had in any other language then the latin: so were very few even of the most simple people, taught the Lords prayer, the articles of the faith, and the ten commandments, otherwise then in latin, which they understood not: by which universal ignorance, all men were ready to believe whatsoever they said, & to do whatsoever they commanded. For to imitate the apostles phrase: If the Emperors subjects had known out of 4Gods word their duty to their prince, they would not have suffered the Bishop of Rome to persuade them to forsake their Sovereign lord