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…

is called by the word of GOD (as it is in deed) the temple of the Lord, and the house of God, and that therefore the due reverence thereof, is stirred up in the hearts of the godly, by the consideration of these true ornaments of the said house of God, and not by any outward ceremonies, or costly and glorious decking of the said house or temple of the Lord, contrary to the which most manifest doctrine of the scriptures, & contrary to the usage of the primitive Church, which was most pure and uncorrupt, and contrary to the sentences and judgements of the most ancient learned and godly doctors of the Church (as hereafter shall appear) the corruption of these latter days, hath brought into the Church infinite multitudes of images, and the same, with other parts of the temple also, have decked with gold and silver, painted with colours, set them with stone & pearl, clothed them with silks and precious vestures, fantasying untruly that to be the chief decking & adorning of the temple or house of God, and that all people should be the more moved to the due reverence of the same, if all corners thereof were glorious, and glistering with gold and precious stones. Whereas in deed they, by the said images, and such glorious decking of the temple, have nothing at all profited such as were wise and of understanding: but have thereby greatly hurt the simple and unwise, occasioning them thereby to commit most horrible idolatry. And the covetous persons, by the same occasion, seeming ⟨p. 27⟩to worship, & peradventure worshipping in deed, not only the images, but also the matter of them, gold and silver, as that vice is of all others in the scriptures peculiarly called idolatry or worshipping of images. Against the which ¹foul abuses and great enormities, shall be alleged unto you: First, the authority of Gods holy word, aswell out of the old Testament, as of the new. And secondly, the testimonies of the holy and ancient learned fathers and doctors, out of their own works and ancient histories ecclesiastical, both that you may at once know their judgements, and withal understand what manner of ornaments were in the temples in the primitive church in those times, which were most pure and sincere.

is called by the worde of GOD (as it is in deede) the temple of the Lorde, and the house of God, and that therefore the due reuerence thereof, is stirred vp in the heartes of the godly, by the consyderation of these true ornamentes of the sayde house of God, and not by any outwarde ceremonies, or costly and glorious deckyng of the sayde house or temple of the Lorde, contrarie to the which most manyfest doctrine of the scriptures, & contrary to the vsage of the primitiue Church, whiche was most pure and vncorrupt, and contrary to the sentences and iudgementes of the most auncient learned and godly doctours of the Churche (as hereafter shall appeare) the corruption of these latter dayes, hath brought into the Churche infinite multitudes of images, and the same, with other partes of the temple also, haue decked with golde and siluer, paynted with colours, set them with stone & pearle, clothed them with silkes and pretious vestures, phantasyng vntruely that to be the cheefe deckyng & adournyng of the temple or house of God, and that all people should be the more moued to the due reuerence of the same, if all corners thereof were glorious, and glisteryng with golde and pretious stones. Whereas in deede they, by the sayde images, and suche glorious deckyng of the temple, haue nothing at all profited suche as were wyse and of vnderstandyng: but haue thereby greatly hurt the simple and vnwyse, occasionyng them thereby to commit most horrible idolatrie. And the couetous persons, by the same occasion, seemyng