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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 now if it should be admitted & granted, that an image of Christ could truly be made, yet it is unlawful that it should be made, yea, ⟨p. 90⟩or that the image of any saint should be made, specially to beset up in Temples, to the great and unavoidable danger of idolatry, as hereafter shall be proved. And first concerning the image of Christ, that though it might be 1had truly, yet it were unlawful to have it in Churches publicly, is a notable place in Ireneus, who reproved the heretics called Gnostici, for that they carried about the image of Christ, made truly after his own proportion in Pilates time (as they said) and therefore more to be esteemed, then those lying images of him which we now have. The which Gnostici also used to set garlands upon the head of the said image, to show their affection to it. But to go to Gods word. Be not I pray you the words of the scripture plain? Beware least thou being 2deceived, make to thy self (to say to any use of religion) any graven image, or any similitude of any thing &c. And cursed be the man that maketh a graven or molten image, abomination before the Lord. &c. Be not our images such? Be not our images of Christ and his saints, […] […]ed, or molten, or caste, or similitudes of men and women? It is happy that we have not followed the Gentiles in making of images of […]es, fishes, and vermynes also. Notwithstanding, the image of an Horse, as also the […] the Ass that Christ •ode on, have in di[…] places ben brought into the Church and Temple of God. And is not that which is written in the beginning of the Lords most holy 3law, and daily read unto you, most evident ⟨p. 91⟩also? Thou shalt not make any likeness of any thing in heaven above, in earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. &c. Could any more be forbidden and said then this? either of the kinds of images, which be either carved, molten, or otherwise similitudes? or of things whereof images are forbidden to be made? Are not all things either in heaven, earth, or water under the earth? And be not our images of Christ and his saints, likenesses of things in heaven, earth, or in the water? If they continue in their former answer, that these prohibitions concern the idols of the Gentiles, and not our images: