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…

Wherefore, O ye people of God, lay your hands upon your hearts, repent & amend this grievous and dangerous wickedness, stand in awe of the commandment of God, gladly follow the example of God him self, be not disobedient to the godly order of Christs Church, used and kept from the apostles time, until this ⟨p. 262⟩day. Fear the displeasure and just plagues of almighty God, if ye be negligent and forbear not labouring and travailing on the sabbath day or sunday, and do not resort together to celebrate & magnify Gods blessed name, in quiet holiness and godly reverence.

Wherefore, O ye people of God, lay your handes vpon your heartes, repent & amend this greeuous and daungerous wickednesse, stand in awe of the commaundement of God, gladlye folowe the example of God him selfe, be not disobedient to the godly order of Christes Churche, vsed and kept from the apostles tyme, vntill this ⟨p. 262⟩day. Feare the displeasure and iust plagues of almighty God, if ye be negligent and forbeare not labouring and trauayling on the sabbath day or sunday, and do not resort together to celebrate & magnifie Gods blessed name, in quiet holinesse and godly reuerence.

Now concerning the place where the people of God ought to resort together, and where especially they ought to celebrate and sanctify the sabbath day, that is the sunday, the day of holy rest: That place is called God's Temple or the church, because the company & congregation of Gods people (which is properly called the church) doth there assemble them selves on the days appointed for such assemblies & meetings. And forasmuch as almighty God hath appointed a special time to be honoured in, it is very meet, godly, and also necessary, that there should be a place appointed where these people should meet and resort, to serve their gracious God and merciful father. Trueth it is, the holy Patriarchs for a great number of years had neither temple, nor church to resort unto. The cause was, they were not stayed in any place, but were in a continual peregrination and wandering, that they could not conveniently build any church. But so soon as God had delivered his people from their enemies, and set them in some liberty in the wilderness, he set them up a costly & a curious tabernacle, which was as it were the parish church, a place to resort unto of the whole multitude, a place to have his sacrifices made in, and other observances and rites to be used in. Furthermore,