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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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What meaneth it that Christian men, after the use of the Gentiles idolaters, cap and kneel before images? which if they had any sense and gratitude, would kneel before men, Carpenters, Masons, Plasterers, Founders, and Goldsmiths, their makers and framers, by whose means they have attained this honour, which else should have ben evil favoured and rude lumps of clay, or plaster, pieces of timber, stone, or metal, without shape or fashion, and so without all estimation and honour, as that idol in the Pagan poet confesseth, saying, I was 1once a vile block, but now I am become a God. &c. What a fond thing is it for man, who hath life and reason, to bow him self to a dead and unsensible image, the work of his own hand? is not this stooping and kneeling before 2them, adoration of them, which is forbidden so earnestly by Gods word? Let such as so fall ⟨p. 105⟩down before images of saints, know and 3confess that they exhibit that honour to dead stocks and stones, which the saints them selves, Peter, Paul, and Barnabas, would not 4to be given them being alive: which the angel of GOD forbiddeth to be given to him. And if they say, they exhibit such honour not to the image, but to the saint whom it representeth, they are convicted of folly, to believe that they please saints with that honour, which they abhor, as a spoil of Gods honour. For they be no changelings: but now both having greater understanding, and more fervent love of God, do more abhor to deprive him of his due honour: and being now like unto the angels of God, do with angels flee to take unto them by sacrilege the honour due to God. And herewithall is confuted their lewd distinction of Latria and Dulia: where it is evident, that the saints of God can not abide, that as much as any outward worshipping be done or exhibited to them. But satan, Gods enemy, desiring to rob God of his honour, desireth exceedingly that such honour might be given to him. Wherefore, 5those which give the honour due to the creator to any creature, do service acceptable to no saints (who be the friends of God) but unto satan, Gods and mans mortal and sworn enemy.