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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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And as these ambitious usurpers the bishops of Rome have overflowed all Italy and Germany with streams of Christian blood, shed by the rebellions of ignorant subjects against their natural lords the Emperors, whom they have stirred there unto by such false pretences: so is there no country in Christendom, which by their like means and false pretences, hath not ben oursprinkled with the blood of subjects by rebellion against their natural Sovereigns, stirred up by the same Bishops of Rome.
And as these ambitious vsurpers the byshops of Rome haue ouerflowed all Italie and Germanie with streames of Christian blood, shed by the rebellions of ignoraunt subiectes agayng their naturall lordes the Emperous, whom they haue stirred there vnto by such false pretences: so is there no countrey in Christendome, whiche by theyr lyke meanes and false pretences, hath not ben oursprinkled with the blood of subiectes by rebellion agaynst their naturall Soueraignes, styrred vp by the same Byshops of Rome.
And to use one example of our own country: The Bishop of Rome did pike a quarrel to king John of England, about the election of Steven 1Langton to the Bishopric of Canterbury, wherein the king had ancient right, being used by his progenitors, all Christian Kings of England before him, the Bishops of Rome having no right, but had begun then to usurp upon the kings of England, and all other Christian kings, as they had before done against their Sovereign Lords the Emperors: proceeding even by the same ways & means, and like wise cursing king John, & discharging his subjects of their oath of fidelity unto their sovereign Lord. Now had Englishmen at that time known their duty to their prince set forth in gods word, would a great many of the nobles, & other Englishmen, natural subjects, for this ⟨p. 609⟩foreign & unnatural usurper his vain curse 2of the king, & for his feigned discharging of them of their oath of fidelity to their natural Lord, upon so slender or no ground at all, have rebelled against their sovereign lord the king? Would English subjects have taken part against the king of England, & against Englishmen, with