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…

Now I intend to set before your eyes, first how zealous & ⟨p. 267⟩desirous ye ought to be to come to your Church. Secondly, how sore God is grieved with them that do despise or little regard to come to the Church upon the holy restful day. It may well appear by the scriptures, that many of the godly Israelites being no we in captivity for their sins among the Babylonians, full often wished and desired to be again at Jerusalem: And at their return, through Gods goodness (though many of the people were negligent) yet the fathers were marvellous devout to build up the temple, that Gods people might repair thither to honour him. And King David when he was a banished man out of his country, out of Jerusalem the holy City, from the sanctuary, from the holy place, and from the tabernacle of God: What desire, what ferventness was in him towards the holy place? What wishings and prayers made he to God to be a dweller in the house of the Lord? One thing (saith he) have I asked of the Lord, and this will I still crave, that I may resort and have ¹my dwelling in the house of the Lord, so long as I live. Again, Oh how I joyed when I heard these words, We shall go into the Lords ²house. And in other places of the Psalms he declareth for what intent and purpose he hath such a fervent desire to enter into the Temple and Church of the Lord: I will fall down (saith ³he) and worship in the holy temple of the Lord. Again, I have appeared in thy holy place, that ⁴I might behold thy might and power, that I might behold thy glory and magnificence.

Now I entende to set before your eies, first how zelous & ⟨p. 267⟩desirous ye ought to be to come to your Church. Secondly, how sore God is greeued with them that do despyse or little regarde to come to the Churche vpon the holy restfull day. It may wel appeare by the scriptures, that many of the godly Israelites beyng no we in captiuitie for their sinnes among the Babilonians, full often wysshed and desyred to be agayne at Hierusalem: And at their returne, through Gods goodnesse (though many of the people were negligent) yet the fathers were maruelous deuout to buyld vp the temple, that Gods people might repayre thyther to honour him. And Kyng Dauid when he was a banished man out of his countrey, out of Hierusalem the holye Citie, from the sanctuarie, from the holye place, and from the tabernacle of God: What desyre, what feruentnesse was in him towardes the holye place? What wysshinges and prayers made he to God to be a dweller in the house of the Lorde? One thing (sayth he) haue I asked of the Lorde, and this will I still craue, that I maye resorte and haue