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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 it is yet much more to be lamented, that not only common people, by some other youthful or unskilful Princes also, suffer them selves to be abused by the bishop of Rome, his Cardinals & bishops, to oppressing of christian men their faithful subjects, either them selves, or else by procuring the force and strength of christian men, to be conveyed out of one country, to oppress true Christians in another country, and by these means open an entry unto Moors and Infidels, into the possession of christian Realms and countries: other Christian Princes in the mean time, by the Bishop of ⟨p. 613⟩Romes procuring also, being so occupied in civil wars, or troubled with rebellions, that they have neither leisure nor ability to confer their common forces to the defence of their fellow christians against such invasions of the common enemies of Christendom, the infidels and miscreants. Would to God we might only read and hear out of histories of the old, and not also see and feel these new and present oppressions of Christians, rebellions of subjects, effusion of christian blood, destruction of christian men, decay & ruin of Christendom, increase of paganitie, most lamentable & pitiful to behold, being procured in these our days, aswell as in times past, by the bishop of Rome and his ministers, abusing the ignorance of Gods word, yet remaining in some Christian Princes and people. By which so wre and bitter fruits of ignorance, all men ought to be moved to give ear and credit to Gods word, she wing as most truly, so most plainly, how great a mischief ignorance is, and again how great and how good a gift of God knowledge in Gods word is. And to begin with the romish Clergy, who though they do brag now, as did sometime the Jewish Clergy, that they can not lack knowledge: yet 1doth God by his holy prophets both charge them with ignorance, and threaten them also, for that 2they have repelled the knowledge of Gods word & law from them selves, & from his people, that he will repel them, that they shall be no more his priests. God like wise chargeth princes aswell as priests, ⟨p. 614⟩that they should endeavour them selves to get understanding 3