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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…
The second tome of homilies of such matters as were promised, and entitled in the former part of homilies. Set out by the authority of the Queens Majesty: and to be read in every parish church agreeably.The second tome of homilees of such matters as were promised, and intituled in the former part of homilees. Set out by the aucthoritie of the Queenes Maiestie: and to be read in euery parishe church agreeably.
Imprinted at London : In Poules Churchyarde, by Richard Jugge, and John Cawood, printers to the Queens Majesty, 1571Imprinted at London : In Poules Churchyarde, by Richarde Iugge, and Iohn Cawood, printers to the Queenes Maiestie, 1571
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After this Leo, which reigned. xxxiiii. years, succeeded his son Constantine the fifth, who after his fathers example, kept images out of the temples. And being moved with the council which Gregory had assembled in Italy for ⟨p. 84⟩images against his father: he also assembled a council of all the learned men and Bishops of Asia & Greece, although some writers place this council in Leo Isauricus his fathers latter days. In this great assemble they sate in council from the fourth of the Idus of February, to the sixth of the Idus of August, and made concerning the 1use of images this decree. It is not lawful for them that believe in God, through Jesus Christ, to have any images, neither of the creator, nor of any creatures, set up in temples to be worshipped: but rather that all images by the law of God, and for the avoiding of offence, ought to be taken out of the Churches. And this decree was executed in all places where any images were found in Asia or Greece. And the Emperor sent the determination of this council holden at Constantinople, to Paul then Bishop of Rome, and commanded him to cast all images out of the Churches: which he (trusting in the friendship of Pippin a mighty prince) refused to do. And both he and his successor Stephanus the third (who assembled another council in Italy for images) condemned the Emperor and the council of Constantinople of heresy, and made a decree that the holy images (for so they called them) of Christ, the blessed Virgin, and other saints, were in deed worthy honour and worshipping. When Constantine was dead, Leo the fourth his son reigned after him, who married a woman of the city of Athens named Theodora, 2who also was called Irene, by whom he had a son named Constantine the sixth, and dying ⟨p. 69⟩whilst his son was yet young, left the regiment of the empire & governance of his young son to his wife Irene. These things were done in the Church about the year of our Lord 760. Note here I pray you in this process of the story, that in the Churches of Asia and Greece, there were no images publicly by the space of almost seven hundred years. And there is no doubt but the primitive Church next the Apostles time was most pure.