A03549:9
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 there appeareth at these days great slackness & negligence of a great sort of people, in resorting to the Church, there to serve God their heavenly father, according to their most bounden duty, as also much uncomely and unreverent behaviour of many persons in the same, when they be there assembled, and thereby may just fear arise of the wrath of GOD, and his dreadful plagues hanging over our heads for our grievous offences in this behalf, amongst other many & great sins which we daily and hourly commit before the Lord. Therefore for the discharge of all our consciences, and the avoiding of the common peril & plague hanging over us, let us consider what may be said out of Gods holy book concerning this matter, whereunto I pray you give good audience, for that it is of great weight, and concerneth you all.
WHERE there appeareth at these dayes great slacknesse & negligence of a great sorte of people, in resorting to the Church, there to serue God their heauenly father, accordyng to their most bounden duetie, as also muche vncomely and vnreuerent behauiour of many persons in the same, when they be there assembled, and thereby maye iust feare aryse of the wrath of GOD, and his dreadfull plagues hanging ouer our heades for our greeuous offences in this behalfe, amongst other many & great sinnes which we dayly and hourely commit before the Lorde. Therefore for the discharge of al our consciences, and the auoydyng of the common peryl & plague hangyng ouer vs, let vs consyder what may be sayde out of Gods holy booke concernyng this matter, whereunto I pray you geue good audience, for that it is of great wayght, and concerneth you all.
Although the eternal and incomprehensible majesty of God, the Lord of heaven and earth, 1whose seat is heaven, & the earth his footstool, can not be enclosed in temples or houses made ⟨p. 5⟩with mans hand, as in dwelling places able to receive or contain his majesty, according as is evidently declared by the prophet Isaiah, and by the doctrine of saint Steven, and saint Paul