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…

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 ⟨p. 30⟩and abominable vice. Of the which ordinances and laws so given by the Lord to his people concerning that matter, I will rehearse and allege some that be most special for this purpose, that you by them may judge of the rest.

And first of all, the scriptures of the olde Testament, condemnyng and abhorring aswell all idolatrie or worshyppyng of images, as also the very idols or images them selues, speciallye in temples, are so many and plentiful, that it were almoste an infinite worke, and to be conteyned in no small volume, to recorde all the places concerning the same. For when God had chosen to him selfe a peculier and speciall people from amongst all other nations that knewe not God, but worshypped idols and false gods: he gaue vnto them certayne ordinaunces and lawes, to be kept and obserued of his sayde people. But concerning none other matter did he geue either mo, or more earnest and expresse lawes to his sayde people, then those that concerned the true worshyppyng of hym, and the auoyding and fleeyng of idols and images, and idolatrie: for that, that both the sayde idolatrie is moste repugnaunt to the ryght worshipping of him and his true glorye aboue all other vices, and that he knewe the pronenesse and inclination of mans corrupt kynde and nature, to that most odious ⟨p. 30⟩and abominable vice. Of the whiche ordinaunces and lawes so geuen by the Lorde to his people concerning that matter, I wyll rehearse and alleage some that be moste speciall for this purpose, that you by them may iudge of the rest.