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The Books of Homilies

The Books of Homilies

Read the Books of Homilies in their original order. Published installments are linked below; entries without links are not yet available in this collection.

First Book of Homilies

  1. A Fruitful Exhortation to the Reading and Knowledge of Holy Scripture
  2. A Sermon of the Misery of All Mankind and of His Condemnation to Death Everlasting by His Own Sin
  3. A Sermon of the Salvation of Mankind by Only Christ Our Saviour from Sin and Death Everlasting
  4. A Short Declaration of the True, Lively and Christian Faith — not yet available
  5. A Sermon of Good Works Annexed Unto Faith — not yet available
  6. A Sermon of Christian Love and Charity — not yet available
  7. Against Swearing and Perjury — not yet available
  8. A Sermon, How Dangerous a Thing It Is to Fall from God — not yet available
  9. An Exhortation Against the Fear of Death — not yet available
  10. An Exhortation Concerning Good Order and Obedience to Rulers and Magistrates — not yet available
  11. A Sermon Against Whoredom and Uncleanness — not yet available
  12. A Sermon Against Contention and Brawling — not yet available

Second Book of Homilies

  1. An Homily of the Right Use of the Church or Temple of God and of the Reverence Due Unto the Same
    • Part 1
    • Part 2 — not yet available
  2. An Homily Against the Peril of Idolatry
  3. An Homily for Repairing and Keeping Clean and Comely Adorning of Churches
  4. An Homily of Good Works: And First of Fasting
  5. An Homily Against Gluttony and Drunkenness
  6. An Homily Against Excess of Apparel
  7. An Homily or Sermon Concerning Prayer
  8. An Homily of the Place and Time of Prayer
  9. An Homily Wherein is Declared that Common Prayer and Sacraments Ought to be Ministered in a Tongue that is Understanded of the Hearers
  10. An Homily for Them Which Take Offence at Certain Places of the Holy Scripture
  11. An Homily of Almsdeeds and Mercifulness Toward the Poor and Needy
    • Part 1
    • Part 2 — not yet available
  12. An Homily Concerning the Nativity — not yet available
  13. A Homily for Good Friday, Concerning the Death and Passion of Our Saviour Jesus Christ
  14. An Homily of the Resurrection of Our Saviour Jesus Christ for Easter Day — not yet available
  15. An Homily of the Worthy Receiving and Reverent Esteeming of the Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ
  16. An Homily Concerning the Coming Down of the Holy Ghost and the Manifold Gifts of the Same for Whitsunday
  17. An Homily for the Days of Rogation Week. That All Good Things Cometh from God
  18. An Homily of the State of Matrimony — not yet available
  19. An Homily Against Idleness — not yet available
  20. An Homily of Repentance and of True Reconciliation Unto God
  21. An Homily Against Disobedience and Wilful Rebellion — not yet available
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An Homily Concerning Prayer (Part 3)

This entry is part 17 of 34 in the series The Books of Homilies

Second Book of Homilies · Homily 7 · Part 3 An Homily or Sermon Concerning Prayer The Third Part of the Homily of Prayer Ye were taught in the other part of this Sermon, unto whom ye ought to direct your prayers in time of need and necessity, that is to wit, not unto angels…

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An Homily Concerning Prayer (Part 2)

This entry is part 16 of 34 in the series The Books of Homilies

Second Book of Homilies · Homily 7 · Part 2 An Homily or Sermon Concerning Prayer The Second Part of the Homily Concerning Prayer In the first part of this Sermon ye heard the great necessity, and also the great force, of devout and earnest prayer declared and proved unto you, both by divers weighty…

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An Homily of Common Prayer and Sacraments

This entry is part 20 of 34 in the series The Books of Homilies

Second Book of Homilies · Homily 9 An Homily Wherein is Declared that Common Prayer and Sacraments Ought to be Ministered in a Tongue that is Understanded of the Hearers Among the manifold exercises of God’s people, dear Christians there is none more necessary for all estates and at all times than is Public Prayer…

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An Homily Concerning Prayer (Part 1)

This entry is part 15 of 34 in the series The Books of Homilies

Second Book of Homilies · Homily 7 · Part 1 An Homily or Sermon Concerning Prayer THERE is nothing in all man’s life, well beloved in our Saviour Christ, so needful to be spoken of, and daily to be called upon, as hearty, zealous, and devout prayer; the necessity whereof is so great, that without…

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An Homily Against Excess of Apparel

This entry is part 14 of 34 in the series The Books of Homilies

Second Book of Homilies · Homily 6 An Homily Against Excess of Apparel Where ye have heretofore been excited and stirred to use temperance of meats and drinks, and to avoid the excess thereof, in many ways hurtful to the state of the commonwealth, and also odious before Almighty God, being the Author and Giver…

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An Homily of the Place and Time of Prayer (Part 1)

This entry is part 18 of 34 in the series The Books of Homilies

Second Book of Homilies · Homily 8 · Part 1 An Homily of the Place and Time of Prayer God, through his almighty power, wisdom, and goodness, created in the beginning heaven and earth, the sun, the moon, the stars, the fowls of the air, the beasts of the earth, the fishes in the sea,…

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An Homily Against Gluttony and Drunkenness

This entry is part 13 of 34 in the series The Books of Homilies

Second Book of Homilies · Homily 5 An Homily Against Gluttony and Drunkenness Ye have heard in the former Sermon, well beloved, the description and the virtue of fasting, with the true use of the same. Now ye shall hear how foul a thing gluttony and drunkenness is before God, the rather to move you…

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