A03549:170
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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IT is a common custom used of all men, when they intend to have their friends or neighbours to come to their houses to eat or drink with them, or to have any solemn assembly to treat & talk of any matter, they will have their houses which they keep, in continual reparations, to be clean and fine, lest they should be counted sluttish, or little to regard their friends, and neighbours. How much more then ought the house of God, which we commonly call the Church, to be sufficiently repaired in all places, and to be honourably adorned and garnished, and to be kept clean and sweet, to the comfort of the people that shall resort thereto.
IT is a cōmon custome vsed of all mē, when they intend to haue their freendes or neighbours to com to their houses to eate or drink with them, or to haue anye solempne assembly to treate & talke of anye matter, they will haue their houses which they kepe, in continuall reparations, to be cleane and fine, lest they should be counted sluttish, or litle to regard their frendes, and neighbours. How much more then ought the house of God, whiche we commonlye call the Church, to be sufficiently repaired in all places, and to be honorably adourned and garnished, and to be kept cleane and sweete, to the comfort of the people that shall resort thereto.
It appeareth in the holy scripture, how Gods house, which was called his holy temple, and was the mother Church of all Jewry, fell sometimes into decay, and was oftentimes profaned and defiled, through the negligence and ungodliness of such as had charge thereof. But when godly Kings and governors were in place, then commandment was given forthwith, that the Church and temple of god should ⟨p. 163⟩be repaired, and the devotion of the people to be gathered, for the reparation of the same. We read in the fourth book of the kings, how that king 1Joas, being a godly prince, gave commandment to the priests, to convert certain offerings of the people, towards the reparation and amendment of Gods temple.