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…

Where ye have heretofore ben excited & stirred to use temperance of meats & drinks, and to avoid the excess thereof, many ways hurtful to the state of the common wealth, & also odious before almighty God, being the author and giver of such creatures, to comfort and stablish our frail nature, with thanks unto him, & not by abusing of them to provoke his liberality to severe punishing of that disorder. In like manner it is conueniē • that ye be admonished of another foul and chargeable excess: I mean, of Apparel, at these days so outrageous, that neither almighty god by his word can stay our proud curiosity in the same, neither yet godly and necessary laws made of our Princes, and oft repeated with the penalties, can bridle this detestable abuse, whereby both god is openly contemned, and the princes laws manifestly disobeyed, to the great peril of the Realm. Wherefore, that sobriety also in this excess may be espied among us, I shall declare unto you, both the moderate use of apparel, approved by God in his holy word, and also the abuses thereof, which he forbiddeth and disalloweth, as it may appear by the inconveniences which daily increase by the just ⟨p. 214⟩judgement of God, where that measure is not kept, which he himself hath appointed. If we consider the end & purpose whereunto almighty God hath ordained his creatures, we shall easily perceive, that he alloweth us apparel, not only for necessities sake, but also for an honest comeliness. Even as in herbs trees, and sundry fruits, we have not only, divers necessary uses, but also the pleasant sight and sweet smell, to delight us withal, wherein we may behold the singular love of God towards mankind, in that he hath provided both to relieve our necessities, & also to refresh our senses with an honest & moderate recreation. Therefore David in the Ciiii. Psalm, confessing Gods careful providence, ¹showeth that God not only provideth things necessary for men, as herbs and other meats, but also such things as may rejoice and comfort, as wine to make glad the heart, oils and ointments to make the face to shine. So that they are altogether past the limits of humanity, which yielding only to necessity, forbid the lawful fruition of Gods benefits.

WHere ye haue heretofore ben excited & stirred to vse temperaunce of meates & drinkes, and to auoide thexcesse therof, manye wayes hurtfull to the state of the common wealth, & also odious before almightie God, being the aucthour and geuer of such creatures, to comfort and stablishe our fraile nature, with thanks vnto him, & not by abusing of thē to prouoke his liberalitie to seuere punishing of that disorder. In lyke maner it is cōueniē that ye be admonished of another foule and chargeable excesse: I meane, of Apparell, at these dayes so outragious, that neyther almighty god by his worde can staye our proude curiositie in the same, neyther yet godly and necessary lawes made of our Princes, and oft repeated with the penalties, can bridle this detestable abuse, wherby both god is openly contemned, and the princes lawes manifestly disobeyed, to the great perill of the Realme. Wherefore, that sobrietie also in this excesse may be espyed among vs, I shall declare vnto you, both the moderate vse of apparell, approued by God in his holye worde, and also the abuses thereof, which he forbiddeth and disaloweth, as it may appeare by the incenueniences whiche daylye encrease by the iuste