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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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So is it impossible, that (images once set up and suffered in temples and Churches) any great countries, much less the whole world, can any long time be kept from idolatry. ⟨p. 123⟩And the godly will respect not only their own City, Country, and time, and the health of men of their age: but be careful for all places and times, and the salvation of men of all ages. At the least, they will not lay such stumbling blocks and snares, for the feet of other countrymen and ages, which experience hath already proved to have ben the ruin of the world.
So is it impossible, that (images once set vp and suffred in temples and Churches) any great countreys, muche lesse the whole worlde, can any long tyme be kepte from idolatrie. ⟨p. 123⟩And the godly wyll respect not onely their owne Citie, Countrey, and time, and the health of men of their age: but be carefull for all places and tymes, and the saluation of men of all ages. At the leaste, they wyll not lay such stumblyng blockes and snares, for the feete of other countreymen and ages, whiche experience hath alredie proued to haue ben the ruine of the worlde.
Wherefore I make a general conclusion of all that I have hitherto said: if the stumbling blocks, and poisons of mens souls, by setting up of images, will be many, yea, infinite if they be suffered, and the warnings of the same stumbling blocks, and remedies for the said poisons by preaching, but few, as is already declared: if the stumbling blocks be easy to be laid, the poisons soon provided, and the warnings and remedies hard to know or come by: if the stumbling blocks lye continually in the way, and poison be ready at hand every where, and warnings and remedies but seldom given: and if all men be more ready of them selves to stumble and be offended, then to be warned, all men more ready to drink of the poison, then to taste of the remedy (as is before partly, and shall hereafter more fully be declared) and so in fine, the poison continually and deeply drunk of many, the remedy seldom and faintly tasted of a few: Howe can it be but infinite of the weak and infirm shall be offended, infinite by ruin shall break their necks, infinite by deadly v nome be poisoned in their souls? And how is the charity of God, or love of our neighbour in