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…

Who I say, who can doubt, but that our image maintainers, agreeing in all idolatrious opinions, outward rites and ceremonies with the Gentiles idolaters, agree also with them in committing most abominable idolatry. And to increase this madness, wicked men which have the keeping of such images, for their more lucre and advantage, after the example of the Gentiles idolaters, have reported and spread abroad, aswell by lying tales, as written fables, divers miracles of images: Is that such an image miraculously was sent from heaven, even like Palladium, or magna Diana Ephesiorum. Such another was as miraculously found in the earth, as the mans head was in Capitol, or the horse head in Capua. Such an image was brought by angels. ⟨p. 111⟩Such an one came it self far from the east to the west, as Dame Fortune flit to Rome. Such an image of our Lady was painted by saint Luke, whom of a physician they have made a painter for that purpose. Such an one a hundred yokes of oxen could not move, like Bona Dea, whom the ship could not carry, or Jupiter Olympius, which laughed the artificers to scorn that went about to remove him to Rome. Some images, though they were hard and stony, yet for tender heart & pity, wept. Some like Castor and Pollux, helping their friends in battle, sweat, as marble pillars do in dankish weather. Some spake more monstrously then ever did Balaam's Ass, who had life and breath in him. Such a cripple came and saluted this saint of oak, and by and by he was made whole, and lo here hangeth his crouch. Such an one in a tempest vowed to saint Christopher, and scaped, and behold here is his ship of wax. Such an one by saint Leonard's help brake out of prison, and see where his fetters hang. And infinite thousands mo miracles, by like o• more shameless lies were reported. Thus do our image maintainers, in earnest apply to their images, all such miracles as the Gentiles have feigned of their idols. And if it were to be admitted, that some miraculous acts were by illusion of the devil done where images be:

Who I say, who can doubt, but that our image maynteyners, agreeyng in all idolatrious opinions, outwarde rites and ceremonies with the Gentiles idolaters, agree also with them in committing moste abominable idolatrie. And to encrease this madnesse, wycked men whiche haue the kepyng of suche images, for theyr more lucre and aduauntage, after the example of the Gentiles idolaters, haue reported and spreade abroade, aswell by lying tales, as wrytten fables, diuers miracles of images: Is that suche an image miraculously was sent from heauen, euen lyke Palladium, or magna Diana Ephesiorum. Such another was as miraculously founde in the earth, as the mans head was in Capitol, or the horse head in Capua. Suche an image was brought by angels.