Certaine Sermons or Homilies, Appointed to be Read in Churches. In the Time of the Late Queene Elizabeth of Famous Memory. And Now Thought Fit to be Reprinted By Authority from the King's Most Excellent Majesty.

Edité par London, Printed By R. H. And J. N. For Richard Whitaker, and are to be Sold at His Shop at the Kings Armes in St. Paul's Churchyard, London, 1640

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Printed in 1640. Size 11.5" x 7.5", 98 pages to the Sermons and 320 pages to the Homilies, plus 2 page "Thanksgiving for the Suppression of the Last Rebellion" Plus printer's colophon dated 1640. In very good condition, slight rubbing to corners else binding sound, title slightly dust soiled, two minor tears in margins without loss, five pages each have one fox mark, else contents very clean throughout. Bound in recent dark brown calf over marbled boards. Five raised bands to the spine with gilt titles on black morocco label in the second compartment. A collection of sermons and homilies from the time of the late Queen Elizabeth I, reprinted by the authority of King Charles I. With decorative main title page in a large elaborate woodcut border. Very attractive texts, printed in Single Column Blackletter with decorative initial capitals at the start of each Sermon or Homily and woodcut headpieces. Containing; "Preface, as it was published in the yeere, 1562". Twelve Sermons; A Fruitfull Exhortation to the reading of Holy Scripture, Of the misery of all mankind, Of the salvation of all mankind, Of the true and lively fayth, Of good workes, Of Christian Love and charity, Against swearing and perjury, Of the declining from God, An exhortation against the feare of death, An exhortation to obedience, Against whoredome and adultery, Against strife and contention. With a separate title page for the Homilies "The Second Tome of Homilies, of such matters as were promised, and Entituled in the former part of Homilies. Set out by the Authority of the late Queenes Majesty: and to be read in every Parish Church agreeably. London: Printed by R.H. and I.N. for Richard Whitaker, and are to be sold at his Shop, at the Kings Armes in St. Pauls Church-yard. 1640" Twenty-One Homilies: Of the use of the Church, Against perill of idolatry, For repairing and keeping cleene the Church, Of good workes and first of Fasting, Against Gluttony and Drunkennesse, Against excesse of Apparell, An Homily of Prayer, Of the place and time of Prayer, Of Common Prayer and Sacraments, An information of them which take offence at certaine places of holy Scripture, Of Almes-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 comming downe of the Holy Ghost for Whitsunday, An Homily for Rogation-weeke, Of the state of Matrimony, Against Idlenesse, Of Repentance and true reconciliation unto God, An homily against disobedience and wilfull Rebellion. After the Homilies "A Thanksgiving for the Suppression of the last Rebellion".

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• Titre: Certaine Sermons or Homilies, Appointed to be Read in Churches. In the Time of the Late Queene Elizabeth of Famous Memory. And Now Thought Fit to be Reprinted By Authority from the King's Most Excellent Majesty.
• Éditeur: London, Printed By R. H. And J. N. For Richard Whitaker, and are to be Sold at His Shop at the Kings Armes in St. Paul's Churchyard, London
• Date de parution: 1640
• Langue: anglais
• Reliure: Half Calf
• État de l'article: Very Good
• État de la jaquette: No Jacket
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  • Religion::Practice and Rituals