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…

Thirdly, that there the whole multitude of Gods people in the parish, should with one voice and heart, call upon the name of God, magnify and praise the name of GOD, render earnest and hearty thanks to our heavenly father, for his heap of benefits daily and plentifully poured upon us, not forgetting to bestow our alms upon Gods poverty, to the intent GOD may bless us the more richly. Thus ye may well perceive and understand wherefore Churches were built and set up amongst Christian people, and dedicated and appointed to these godly uses, and utterly exempted from all filthy, profane, and worldly uses. Wherefore all they that have little mind or devotion to repair and build Gods Temple, are to be counted people of much ungodliness, spurning against good order in Christs church, despising the true honour of God, with evil example offending and hindering their neighbours, otherwise well and godly disposed. The world thinketh but a trifle to see their Church in ruin and decay. But who so doth not lay to their helping hands, they sin against God, and his holy congregation. For if it had not ben sin to neglect and pass little upon the reedifying and building up again of his Temple, God would not have ben so much grieved, & so ⟨p. 167⟩soon have plagued his people, because they builded and decked their own houses so gorgeously, and despised the house of God their lord. It is sin and shame to see so many Churches, so ruinous, and so foully decayed, almost in every corner. If a mans private house wherein he dwelleth be decayed, he will never cease till it be restored up again. Yea, if his barn where he keepeth his corn be out of reparations, what diligence useth he to make it in perfect state again? If his stable for his horse, yea, the sty for his swine, be not able to hold out water and wind, how careful is he to do cost thereon? And shall we be so mindful of our common base houses, deputed to so low occupying? And be forgetful toward that house of God, wherein be ministered the words of our eternal salvation, wherein be entreated the Sacraments and mysteries of our redemption? The fountain of our regeneration is there presented to us, the partaking of the body and blood of our Saviour Christ, is there offered unto us: And shall we not esteem the place where so heavenly things be handled?

Thirdlye, that there the whole multitude of Gods people in the parishe, should with one voyce and heart, call vpon the name of God, magnifie and praise the name of GOD, render earnest and hartye thankes to our heauenly father, for his heape of benefites dayly and plentifully powred vpon vs, not forgetting to bestow our almes vpon Gods pouertie, to the intent GOD may blesse vs the more rychely. Thus ye may well perceaue and vnderstand wherfore Churches were buylt and set vp amongst Christian people, and dedicated and appoynted to these godly vses, and vtterlye exempted from all filthy, prophane, and worldly vses. Wherefore all they that haue litle mynde or deuotion to repayre and buyld Gods Temple, are to be counted people of muche vngodlinesse, spurning against good order in Christes church, despysing the true honour of God, with euill example offendyng and hinderyng their neyghbours, otherwyse well and godly disposed. The worlde thinketh but a trifle to see their Churche in ruyne and decay. But who so doth not laye to their helping handes, they sinne against God, and his holye congregation. For if it had not ben sinne to neglect and passe little vppon the reedifying and buylding vp againe of his Temple, God would not haue ben so muche greeued, & so