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…

Thirdly, the reasons and arguments made for the defence of images or idols, and the outrageous decking of temples and Churches, with gold, silver, pearl, and precious stone, shall be confuted, and so this whole matter concluded. But least any should take occasion by the way of doubting by words or names, it is thought good here to note first of all, that although in common speech we use to call the likeness or similitudes of men or other things images, and not idols: yet the scriptures use the said two words (idols and images) indifferently for one thing alway. They be words of divers tongues and sounds, but one in sense and signification in the scriptures. The one is taken of the Greek word [Greek or Hebrew], an idol, and the other of the Latin word Imago, an image, and so both used as ⟨p. 28⟩English terms in the translating of scriptures indifferently, according as the Septuaginta have in their translation in Greek [Greek or Hebrew], and saint Hierome in his translation of the same places ¹in Latin hath Simulachra, in English, images. And in the new Testament, that which saint John calleth [Greek or Hebrew], Saint Hierome like wise translateth Simulacrum, as in all other like places of scripture usually he doth so translate. And ²Tertullian, a most ancient doctor, and well learned in both the tongues, Greek & Latin, interpreting this place of Saint John, Beware of idols, that is to say (sayeth Tertullian) of the images them selves: The Latin words which he useth, be Effigies and Imago, to say, an image. And therefore it forceth not, whether in this process we use the one term or the other, or both together, seeing they both (though not in common English speech, yet in scripture) signify one thing. And though some, to blind mens eyes, have heretofore craftily gone about to make them to be taken for words of divers signification in matters of religion, and have therefore usually named the likeness or similitude of a thing set up amongst the heathen in their temples or other places to be worshipped, an idol.

Thirdly, the reasons and argumentes made for the defence of images or idols, and the outragious decking of temples and Churches, with golde, syluer, pearle, and pretious stone, shalbe confuted, and so this whole matter concluded. But least any shoulde take occasion by the way of doubtyng by wordes or names, it is thought good heere to note first of all, that although in common speache we vse to call the lykenesse or similitudes of men or other thynges images, and not idols: yet the scriptures vse the saide two wordes (idols and images) indifferently for one thyng alway. They be wordes of diuers tongues and soundes, but one in sense and signification in the scriptures. The one is taken of the Greeke worde , an idoll, and the other of the Latin worde Imago, an image, and so both vsed as