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…

But the like similitude with us, set up in the Church, the place of worshipping, they call an image, as though these two words (idol and image) in scripture, did differ in propriety and sense, which (as is aforesaid) differ only in sound and language, and in meaning be in deed all one, specially in the scriptures and matters ⟨p. 29⟩of religion. And our images also have ben, and be, and if they be publicly suffered in Churches and temples, ever will be also worshipped, and so idolatry committed to them, as in the last part of this Homily, shall at large be declared and proved. Wherefore our images in temples and Churches, be in deed none other but Idols, as unto the which idolatry hath ben, is, and ever will be committed.

But the lyke similitude with vs, set vp in the Churche, the place of worshippyng, they call an image, as though these two wordes (idoll and image) inscripture, dyd differ in proprietie and sense, whiche (as is aforesayde) differ onely in sound and language, and in meaning be in dede all one, specially in the scriptures and matters ⟨p. 29⟩of religion. And our images also haue ben, and be, and yf they be publiquely suffred in Churches and temples, euer wilbe also worshipped, and so idolatrie committed to them, as in the last part of this Homilie, shall at large be declared and proued. Wherefore our images in temples and Churches, be in deede none other but Idols, as vnto the whiche idolatrie hath ben, is, and euer wyll be committed.

And first of all, the scriptures of the old Testament, condemning and abhorring aswell all idolatry or worshipping of images, as also the very idols or images them selves, specially in temples, are so many and plentiful, that it were almost an infinite work, and to be contained in no small volume, to record all the places concerning the same. For when God had chosen to him self a peculiar and special people from amongst all other nations that knew not God, but worshipped idols and false gods: he gave unto them certain ordinances and laws, to be kept and observed of his said people. But concerning none other matter did he give either mo, or more earnest and express laws to his said people, then those that concerned the true worshipping of him, and the avoiding and fleeing of idols and images, and idolatry: for that, that both the said idolatry is most repugnant to the right worshipping of him and his true glory above all other vices, and that he knew the proneness and inclination of mans corrupt kind and nature, to that most odious