Certain Sermons appointed by the Queen’s Majesty to be declared and read by all Parsons, Vicars, and Curates every Sunday and Holy Day in their Churches, and by Her Grace’s advice perused and overseen for the better understanding of the simple people.

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First Book of Homilies

The Preface.

Second Book of Homilies

An Admonition to All Ministers Ecclesiastical.

Of the right use of the Church.
Against peril of Idolatry.
For Repairing and keeping Clean the Church.
Of Good Works. And first of Fasting.
Against Gluttony and Drunkenness.
Against excess of Apparel.
An Homily of Prayer.
Of the Place and Time of Prayer.
Of Common-Prayer and Sacraments.
An Information for them which take offence at certain places of holy Scripture.
Of Alms-deeds.
Of the Nativity.
Of the Passion, for Good-Friday.
Of the Resurrection, for Easter-day.
Of the worthy receiving of the Sacrament.
An Homily concerning the coming down of the Holy Ghost, for Whitsunday.
An Homily for Rogation Week.
Of the state of Matrimony.
Against Idleness.
Of Repentance and true Reconciliation unto God.
An Homily against Disobedience and wilful Rebellion.

Editor’s Notes on this digital edition.