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…

I my ¹self (saith the Lord) will bring a sword over you, to destroy your high places, I will caste down your altars, and break down your images, your slain men will I lay before your Gods, and the dead karcases of the children of Israel will I caste before their idols, your bones will I strew round about your altars and dwelling places, your Cities shall be desolate, the hill Chapels laid waste, your altars destroyed and broken, your gods cast down and taken away, your Temples laid even with the ground, your own works clean rooted out, your slain men shall lye amongest you, that ye may learn to know how that I am the Lord, and so forth to the Chapters end, worthy with diligence to be read: that they that be near, shall perish with the sword, they that be far of, with the pestilence, they that flee into holds or wilderness, with hunger: and if any be yet left, that they shall be carried away prisoners to servitude and bondage. So that if either the multitude, or plainness of the places might make us to understand, or the earnest charge that GOD giveth in the said places move us to regard, or the horrible plagues, punishments, and dreadful destruction, threatened to such worshippers of images or idols, setters up, or maintainers of them, might engender any fear in our hearts, we would once leave and forsake this wickedness, being in the Lords sight so great an offence and abomination. Infinite places almost ⟨p. 41⟩might be brought out of the scriptures of the old Testament concerning this matter, but these few at this time shall serve for all.

I my ¹selfe (sayth the Lorde) wyll bryng a sworde ouer you, to destroy your hygh places, I wyll caste downe your aulters, and breake downe your images, your slayne men wyll I lay before your Gods, and the dead karcases of the chyldren of Israel wyll I caste before their idolles, your bones wyll I strowe round about your aulters and dwellyng places, your Cities shalbe desolate, the hyll Chappelles layde waste, your aulters destroyed and broken, your goddes cast downe and taken awaye, your Temples layde euen with the grounde, your owne workes cleane rooted out, your slayne men shall lye amongest you, that ye maye learne to knowe how that I am the Lord, and so foorth to the Chapters end, worthy with diligence to be read: that they that be neare, shall perish with the sworde, they that be farre of, with the pestilence, they that flee into holdes or wyldernesse, with hunger: and if anye be yet left, that they shalbe caryed awaye prysoners to seruitude and bondage. So that if eyther the multitude, or playnenesse of the places myght make vs to vnderstande, or the earnest charge that GOD geueth in the sayde places moue vs to regarde, or the horrible plagues, punyshmentes, and dreadfull destruction, threatned to such worshyppers of images or idols, setters vp, or maynteyners of them, myght ingender anye feare in our heartes, we woulde once leaue and forsake this wyckednesse, beyng in the Lordes sight so great an offence and abhomination. Infinite places almoste