A03549:616
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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where is no knowledge, there is no good 1nor health to the soul: and that all men be vain in whom is not the knowledge of God and his holy word: That they who walk in darkness, wot not whither they go: and that the people that will not learn, shall fall into great mischiefs, as did the people of Israel, who for their 2ignorance in Gods word, were first led into captivity, and when by ignorance afterward they would not know the time of their visitation, but crucified Christ our saviour, persecuted his holy Apostles, and were so ignorant and blind, that when they did most wickedly and cruelly, they thought they did God good and acceptable service (as do many by ignorance think even at this day:) finally through their ignorance and blindness, their country, towns, cities, Jerusalem it self, and the holy temple of God, were all most horribly destroyed, the most chiefest part of their people slain, and the rest led into most miserable captivity. For he that made them, had no pity upon them, 3neither would spare them, and all for their ignorance. And the holy scriptures do teach that the people that will not see with their eyes, nor hear with their ears, to learn, and to understand with their hearts, can not be converted, and saved. And the wicked them selves, ⟨p. 615⟩4being damned in hell, shall confess ignorance in Gods word to have brought them thereunto, saying. We have erred from the way of the trueth, and the light of righteousness hath not shined unto us, and the sun of understanding hath not risen unto us: we have wearied our selves in the way of wickedness and perdition, & have walked cumberous and crooked ways: but the way of the Lord have we not known. And aswell our saviour him self, as his apostle s. Paul 5do teach, that the ignorance of Gods word cometh of the devil, is the cause of all error, and misjudging (as falleth out with ignorant subjects, who can rather espy a little mote in 6