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…

Which sentence, although it be chiefly referred to the temple of the mind of the godly: yet seeing that the similitude and pith of the argument is taken from the material temple, it enforceth that no ungodliness, specially of images or idols, may be suffered in the temple of God, which is the place of worshipping God: and therefore can no more be suffered to stand there, then light can agree with darkness, or Christ with Belial: for that the true worshipping of god, and the worshipping of images, are most contrary. And the setting of them up in the place of worshipping, may give great occasion to the worshipping of them. But to turn to the reverence that the Jews had to their temple. You will say they honoured it superstitiously, & a great deal to much, crying out, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, being notwithstanding most wicked in life, & be therefore most justly reproved of Jeremiah the prophet ¹of the Lord. Trueth it is, that they were superstitiously given to the honouring of their temple: But I would we were not as far to short from the due reverence of the Lords house, as they overshot them selves therein. And if the ⟨p. 18⟩prophet justly reprehended them, hearken also what the Lord requireth at our hands, that we may know whether we be blame worthy or no.

Which sentence, although it be cheefly referred to the temple of ye mynde of the godlye: yet seeyng that the similitude and pith of the argument is taken from the material temple, it enforceth that no vngodlines, specially of images or idols, may be suffred in the temple of God, whiche is the place of worshyppyng God: and therefore can no more be suffered to stande there, then light can agree with darkenes, or Christ with Belial: for that the true worshipping of god, and the worshipping of images, are moste contrarye. And the settyng of them vp in the place of worshyppyng, may geue great occasion to the worshyppyng of them. But to turne to the reuerence that the Jewes had to their temple. You will say they honoured it superstitiously, & a great deale to much, crying out, the temple of the Lorde, the temple of the Lorde, being notwithstanding most wicked in life, & be therfore most iustly reproued of Jeremie the prophete ¹of the Lorde. Trueth it is, that they were superstitiously geuen to the honouryng of theyr temple: But I woulde we were not as farre to short from the due reuerence of the Lords house, as they ouershot them selues therein. And if the