The Two Books of Homilies Appointed to Be Read in Churches Volume 1 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1859 Excerpt: ...of the navy of the same? What will more daunt the hearts of the adversaryk than to see us as well1 fenced and armed on the sea as we be reported to be on the land? If the Prince re-5 quested our obedience to forbear one day from flesh more than we do, and to be contented with one meal in the same day, should not our own commodity thereby persuade us to subjection? But now that two meals be permitted on that day to be used, which sometime our elders in very great numbers in the 10 realm did use with one only spare meal, and that in fish only, shall we think it so great a burden that is prescribed? Furthermore, consider the decay of the towns nigh the seas, which should be most ready by the number of the people there to repulse the enemy; and we which dwell further off upon the land, 15 having them as our buckler to defend us, should be the more in suretyTM. If they be our neighbours, why should we not wish them to prosper? If they be our defence, as nighest at hand to repel the enemy, to keep out the rage of the seas, which else would break upon our fair pastures, why should we not cherish 20 I them? Neither do we urge that in the ecclesiastical policy prescrib k adversary adversarienyrom 1582. ' us as well us well 158a, 1623. m surety Bafety 1623. Book of Homilies, passed "An Act choice of meats; be it enacted, that touching certain politic constitutions whosoever shall by preaching, teaching, made for the maintenance of the Navy," writing, or open speech, notify that any enacting (among other things) that eating of fish and forbearing of flesh every Wednesday, except in Christmas mentioned in this statute is of any neweek and Easter week, should be ob-cessity for the saving of the soul of man, served "as a fish day," and that no per-or...