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The Books of Homilies

FIRST BOOK OF HOMILIES

A Fruitful Exhortation to the Reading and Knowledge of Holy Scripture (Part I)
A Sermon of the Misery of All Mankind, and of His Condemnation to Death Everlasting, by His Own Sin Part 1
A Sermon of the Misery of All Mankind Part 2
A Sermon of the Salvation of Mankind by Only Christ Our Saviour, From Sin and Death Everlasting Part 1
A Short Declaration of the True, Lively and Christian Faith
A Sermon of Good Works Annexed Unto Faith
A Sermon of Christian Love and Charity
Against Swearing and Perjury
A Sermon, How Dangerous a Thing it is to Fall From God
An Exhortation Against the Fear of Death
An Exhortation Concerning Good Order and Obedience to Rulers and Magistrates
A Sermon Against Whoredom and Uncleanness
A Sermon Against Contention and Brawling

SECOND BOOK OF HOMILIES

Of the Right Use of the Church Part 1
Of the Right Use of the Church Part 2
Against the Peril of Idolatry Part 1
Against the Peril of Idolatry Part 2
Against the Peril of Idolatry Part 3
For Repairing and Keeping Clean the Church
An Homily of Good Works: And First of Fasting Part I
An Homily of Good Works: And First of Fasting Part II
An Homily Against Gluttony and Drunkenness
An Homily Against Excess of Apparel
An Homily Concerning Prayer Part I
An Homily Concerning Prayer Part II
An Homily Concerning Prayer Part III
An Homily of the Place and Time of Prayer Part I
An Homily of the Place and Time of Prayer Part II
An Homily of Common Prayer and Sacraments
An Homily for Them Which Take Offence At Certain Places of the Holy Scripture Part I
An Homily for Them Which Take Offence At Certain Places of the Holy Scripture Part II
An Homily of Almsdeeds and Mercifulness Toward the Poor and Needy
An Homily Concerning the Nativity
An Homily for Good Friday, Concerning the Death and Passion of Our Saviour Jesus Christ
An Homily of the Resurrection of Our Saviour Jesus Christ for Easter Day
An Homily of the Worthy Receiving of the Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ Part I
An Homily of the Worthy Receiving of the Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ Part II
An Homily Concerning the Coming Down of the Holy Ghost
An Homily for the Days of Rogation Week. That All Good Things Cometh From God
An Homily of the State of Matrimony
An Homily Against Idleness
An Homily of Repentance and of True Reconciliation Unto God Part I
An Homily of Repentance and of True Reconciliation Unto God Part II
An Homily of Repentance and of True Reconciliation Unto God Part III
An Homily Against Disobedience and Wilful Rebellion

A Sermon of the Salvation of Mankind (Part 1)

The Editors

This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series The Books of Homilies

The First Book of Homilies, Homily 3: A Sermon of the Salvation of Mankind by Only Christ Our Saviour from Sin and Death Everlasting (Part 1) BECAUSE all men be sinners and offenders against God, and breakers of his law and commandments, therefore can no man by his own acts, works, and deeds, seem they…

A Sermon on the Misery of All Mankind (Part 2)

The Editors

This entry is part 4 of 5 in the series The Books of Homilies

The First Book of Homilies, Homily 2: A Sermon of the Misery of All Mankind and of His Condemnation to Death Everlasting by His Own Sin (Part 2) The Second Part of the Sermon of the Misery of Man. FORASMUCH as the true knowledge of ourselves is very necessary to come to the right knowledge of…

A Sermon on the Misery of All Mankind (Part 1)

The Editors

This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series The Books of Homilies

A Sermon of the Misery of All Mankind and of His Condemnation to Death Everlasting by His Own Sin (Part 1) THE Holy Ghost, in writing the holy Scripture, is in nothing more diligent than to pull down man’s vainglory and pride; which of all vices is most universally grafted in all mankind, even from…

A Fruitful Exhortation to the Reading and Knowledge of Holy Scripture (Part 2)

The Editors

This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series The Books of Homilies

The First Book of Homilies, Homily 1: A Fruitful Exhortation to the Reading and Knowledge of Holy Scripture (Part 2) The Second Part of the Sermon of the Holy Scripture. IN the first part of this Sermon, which exhorteth to the knowledge of holy Scripture, was declared wherefore the knowledge of the same is necessary…

Of the Right Use of the Church Part I

The Editors

An Homily of the Right Use of the Church or Temple of God and of the Reverence Due Unto the Same The First Part Where there appeareth at these days a great slackness and negligence of a great sort of people in resorting to the church, there to serve God their Heavenly Father according to…

A Fruitful Exhortation to the Reading and Knowledge of Holy Scripture (Part 1)

The Editors

This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series The Books of Homilies

The First Book of Homilies Homily I UNTO a Christian man there can be nothing either more necessary or profitable than the knowledge of holy Scripture; forasmuch as in it is contained God’s true word, setting forth his glory and also man’s duty. And there is no truth nor doctrine necessary for our justification and…

AN HOMILY OF ALMSDEEDS AND MERCIFULNESS PART I

The Editors

AMONGST the manifold duties that Almighty God requireth of his faithful servants the true Christians, by the which he should that both his Name should be glorified, and the certainty of their vocation declared, there is none that is either more acceptable unto him or more profitable for them, than are the works of mercy…

A Homily for Good Friday Part II

The Second Homily Concerning the Death and Passion of our Saviour Christ That we may the better conceive the great mercy and goodness of our Saviour Christ in suffering death universally for all men, it behoveth us to descend into the bottom of our conscience, and deeply to consider the first and principal cause wherefore…

A Homily for Good Friday Part I

A Homily for Good Friday, Concerning the Death and Passion of Our Saviour Jesus Christ It should not become us, well beloved in Christ, being that people which be redeemed from the devil, from sin and death, and from everlasting damnation by Christ, to suffer this time to pass forth without any meditation and remembrance…

An Homily of Repentance and of True Reconciliation Unto God Part III

In the Homily last spoken unto you, right well beloved people in our Saviour Christ, ye heard of the true parts and tokens of repentance; that is, hearty contrition and sorrowfulness of our hearts, unfeigned confession in word of mouth for our unworthy living before God, a steadfast faith to the merits of our Saviour…