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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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It may teach us sufficiently how well it doth become us christian men reverently to use the Church and holy house of our prayers, by considering in how great reverence and veneration the Jews in the old law had their Temple, which appeareth by sundry places, whereof I will note unto you certain. In the xxvi. of 1Matthew, it was laid to our saviour Christs charge before a temporal judge, as a matter ⟨p. 16⟩worthy death, by the two false witnesses, that he had said, he could destroy the temple of GOD, and in three days build it again, not doubting but if they might make men to believe that he had said any thing against the honour and majesty of the temple, he should seem to all men most worthy of death. And in the. xxi. of the Acts, when the Jews found Paul in the temple, 2they laid hands upon him, crying: Ye men Israelites help, this is that man who teacheth all men every where against the people and the law, and against this place: besides that, he hath brought the Gentiles into the temple, and hath profaned this holy place. Behold how they took it for a like offence to speak against the temple of God, as to speak against the law of God, and how they judged it convenient, that none but godly persons and the true worshippers of God, should enter into the temple of GOD. And the same fault is laid to Pauls charge by Tertullus an eloquent man, and by the Jews in the. xxiiii. of the Acts, before a temporal 3Judge, as a matter worthy death, that he went about to pollute the temple of GOD. And in the. xxvii. of Matthew, when the chief priests had received again the pieces of silver 4at Judas hand, they said, It is not lawful to put them into Corban (which was the treasure house of the temple) because it is the price of blood. So that they could not abide that not only any unclean person, but also any other dead thing that was judged unclean, should once come into the temple, or any place thereto ⟨p. 17⟩belonging. And to this end is saint Pauls saying in the second Epistle to the Corinthians the