Certain Sermons or Homilies Appointed to be Read in Churches in the Time of Queen Elizabeth I

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“Certain Sermons or Homilies Appointed to be Read in
Churches in the Time of Queen Elizabeth of Famous Memory,”
originally published in 1562, in the 1864 Edition, edited by John
Griffiths, is here reprinted by Hail & Fire, 2009.
Category: Reformation, Protestant, Sermons
Queen Elizabeth I
1533-1603, Queen of England from 1559-1603
Copyright 2009 Hail & Fire
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PREFACE
to the Protestant Reprint of
“Certain Sermons or Homilies Appointed to be Read in
Churches in the Time of Queen Elizabeth of Famous
Memory Certain Sermons or Homilies Appointed to be Read
in Churches in the Time of Queen Elizabeth of Famous
Memory”
by Hail & Fire
PROTESTANT SERMONS & EXHORTATIONS
In this age of ecumenism, when the lines have been blurred
between the two major denominations and the world
itself speaks of the Pope as head of all Christians, we
join with so many to call to remembrance the truth of the
Gospel and of those who, in times past, both well-known
and unknown, answered a good answer for a pure and
Gospel faith against the traditions of men. The intention
of Hail & Fire is to make available Gospel and Reformed
Theology in the works, sermons, exhortations, prayers,
and apologetics of those who have maintained the Gospel
and expounded upon the Scripture as the Eternal Word of
God and the sole authority in Christian doctrine.
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ofthe Delegates, from tlw.t printed by them nt
the Clnrcndon Press, as edited by t]IC Rc\'. John
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THE PItEFACE,
.\!S IT WAS PlJBLISIIED IN THE YEAR lJG:l.
CO:::\SIDERlNG how necessary it is, that the
word of God, which is the only food of the
soul, and that roost excellent light that we
must walk by, in this our most dangerous
pilgrimage, shdu..ld at all convenient times
be preached unto the people, that thereby
they may both learn their duty towards God,
their prince, and their neighbours. accorcting
to the mind of the Holy Ghost, expressed
in the Scriptures, and also to avoid the ma
nifold enormities which heretofore by false
doctrine have crept into the church of God;
and how that all they which are appointed
Ministers have not the gift of preaching sui:'
ficiently to instruct the people, which is
committed unto them, whereof gre..'\.t incon·
vcniences might rise, and ignoru..nce still be
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YIll PH~FACE.
maintained, if some honest remedy be not
speedily found and provided: the l.~ueen's
most excellent Majesty, tendering the souls'
health of her loving subjects, and the quiet
ing of their consciences in the chief and
principal points of Christian religion, and
williug also by the true setting forth and
pure declaring of God's word, which is the
prmcipal guide and leader unto all godliness
and virtue, to expel and drive away as well
corrupt, vicious, i.Uld Ullgodly living, as also
erroneous and poisoned doctrines, tending to
superstition and idolatry, hath, by the advice
of her most honoumblc Counsellors, for her
discharge in this behalf; caused a Book of
Homilies, which heretofore was se':. forth by
her most loving brother, a prince of most
worthy memory, Edward the Si..xth, to be
printed anew, wherein are contained certain
wholesome and godly exhortations, to move
the people to honour and worship A.lmighty
God, and diligently to serve him, every olle
according to their degree, state, and voca.
tiOIl. All which Homilies her :Majestyeom~
mandeth and straitly ehargeth all }Jarsons,
Vicars, Curates, and all others IIll.viug spi
ritual cure. every Sunday and Holy-du,y
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PREl!'ACl.:.
in the year, at the ministering of the Holy
Commu.t'lion, or if there be no Communion
ministered that day, yet after the Gospel
and Creed, in such order and place as is all'
pointed in the Book of Common Prayers, to
rend and dec1'\re to their parishioners plainJy
and distinctly one of the said Homilies, ill.
such order as they stand in the book, except.
there be a Sermon,according as it is enjoinefl
in the book of her Highness' Injunctions:
and then for that cause only, and for none
oth~r, the reading of the said Homily to be
deferred unto the next Sunday or Boly-da'y
follo'\'\<ing. And when the foresaid Book Qf
Homilies is read over, her Majesty's pleasure
is, that the same be repeated and read ~rrain,
in such like sort as was before prescribed.
Furthermore, her Highness commandeth
tha.t, notwithstanding this order, the said
ecclesiastical persons shall read her ::Ma
Jesty's Injunctions at such times, and in such
order, na in the book thereof appointed; and
that the Lord's Prayer, the Articles of Fnith,
and the Ten Commandments, be openJy
read unto the people, as in the said Injunc
tions is specified, and tha.t all hoc people. of
what degree or condition soever they be,
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