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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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Surely the prophet Daniel in the. xi. Chapter declareth such sumptuous decking of images with gold, silver, and precious stones, to be a token of antichrists kingdom, who (as the prophet foresheweth) shall worship God with such gorgeous things. Now usually such outrageous adorning & decking of images, hath risen and ben maintained, either of offerings provoked by superstition and given in idolatry, or of spoils, robberies, usury, or goods otherwise unjustly gotten, whereof wicked men have given part to the images or saints, (as they ⟨p. 150⟩call them) that they might be pardoned of the whole: as of divers writings & old monuments, concerning the cause and end of certain great gifts, may well appear. And in deed such money so wickedly gotten, is most meet to be put to so wicked a use. And that which they take to be amends for the whole before God, is more abominable in his sight, then both the wicked getting, and the more wicked spending of all the rest. For how the Lord alloweth such gifts, he declareth evidently in the prophet Isaiah, saying, I (saith the Lord) do love judgement, and I hate spoil and ravine offered 1in sacrifice: which the very Gentiles understood. For Plato showeth, that such men as suppose 2that God doth pardon wicked men, if they give part of their spoils and ravine to him, take him to be like a dog, that would be entreated and hired with part of the pray, to suffer the Wolves to weary the sheep. And in case the goods wherewith images be decked, were justly gotten, yet is it extreme madness, so foolishly and wickedly to bestow goods purchased by wisdom and trueth. Of such lewdness Lactantius 3writeth thus. Men do in vain deck images of the gods with gold, Ivory, and precious stone, as though they could take any pleasure of these things: For what use have they of precious gifts, which understand nor feel nothing? Even the same that dead men have. For with like reason do they bury dead bodies, farced with spices and odours, and clothed with precious vestures, and deck images, which neither felt or ⟨p. 151⟩knew when they were made, nor understand when they be honoured, for they get no sense & understanding by their consecration.