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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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Clemens hath a notable sentence concerning this matter, saying thus, That serpent the devil 1doth by the mouth of certain men utter these words: •e for the honour of the invisible god, do worship visible images: which doubtless is most false. For if you will truly honour the image of God, you should by doing well to man, honour the true image of God in him. For the image of God is in every man: But the likeness of God is not in every one, but in those only which have a godly heart and pure mind. If you will therefore truly honour the image of God, we do declare to you the trueth, that ye do well to man, who is made after the image of God, that you give honour and reverence to him, and refresh the hungry with meat, the thirsty with drink, the naked with clothes, the sick with attendance, the stranger harbourless with lodging, the prisoners with necessaries, & this shall be accounted as truly bestowed upon God. And these things are so directly appertaining to Gods honour, that whosoever doth not this, shall seem to have reproached and done villainy to the image of GOD. For what honour of God is this, to run to images of ⟨p. 158⟩stock and stone, and to honour vain and dead figures of God, and to despise man, in whom is the true image of God? And by and by after he saith, Understand ye therefore that this is the suggestion of the serpent satan, lurking within you, which persuadeth you that you are godly when you honour insensible & dead images, and that you be not ungodly when you hurt or leave unsuccoured the lively and reasonable creatures. All these be the words of Clemens.
Clemens hath a notable sentence concernyng this matter, saying thus, That serpent the deuyll 1doth by the mouth of certayne men vtter these wordes: •e for the honour of the inuisible god, do worship visible images: which doubtlesse is most false. For yf you wyll truely honour the image of God, you should by doyng well to man, honour the true image of God in hym. For the image of God is in euery man: But the likenesse of God is not in euery one, but in those onlye which haue a godly heart and pure mynde. If you wyll therefore truely honour the image of God, we do declare to you the trueth, that ye do well to man, who is made after the image of God, that you geue honour and reuerence to hym, and refreshe the hungry with meate, the thirstie with drynke, the naked with clothes, the sicke with attendaunce, the straunger harbourlesse with lodgyng, the prysoners with necessaries, & this shalbe accompted as truely bestowed vpon God. And these thynges are so directlye apparteynyng to Gods honour, that whosoeuer doth not this, shall seeme to haue reproched and done villanye to the image of GOD. For what honour of God is this, to runne to images of