Jones on Article XXXV: Of the Homilies
Thomas R. Jones, 1849
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Article XXXV. Of the Homilies
The second Book of Homilies, the several titles whereof we have joined under this Article, doth contain a godly and wholesome Doctrine, and necessary for these times, as doth the former Book of Homilies, which were set forth in the time of Edward the Sixth; and therefore we judge them to be read in Churches by the Ministers, diligently and distinctly, that they may be understanded of the people.
Of the Names of the Homilies
1.Of the right Use of the Church. 2.Against peril of Idolatry. 3.Of repairing and keeping clean of Churches. 4.Of good Works: first of Fasting. 5.Against Gluttony and Drunkenness. 6.Against Excess of Apparel. 7.Of Prayer. 8.Of the Place and Time of Prayer. 9.That Common Prayers and Sacraments ought to be ministered in a known tongue. 10.Of the reverend estimation of God's Word. 11.Of Alms-doing. 12.Of the Nativity of Christ. 13.Of the Passion of Christ. 14.Of the Resurrection of Christ. 15.Of the worthy receiving of the Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ. 16.Of the Gifts of the Holy Ghost. 17.For the Rogation-days. 18.Of the State of Matrimony. 19.Of Repentance. 20.Against Idleness. 21.Against Rebellion.
Text: Book of Common Prayer (1662)
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” Some call them (the Homilies) homelies, and indeed so they may be well called, for they are homely handled. For the priest read he them never so well, yet if the parish like them not, there is such talking and babbling in the church that nothing can be heard ; and if the parish be good, and the priest naught, he will so hack it and chop it that it were as good for them to be without it for any word that shall be understood. And yet (die more pity) this is suffered by Graces’ bishops in dioceses unpunished.” — Ser. on Born. xv. 4.
” As well for the conservation of the quietness and good
order of the king’s majesty’s subjects his highness, by our
advice, hath thought good to inhibit all manner of preachers, who have not such licence as in the same proclamation is allowed, to preach or stir the people in open and common preach- ing of sermons by any means ; that the devout and godly homi- lies might the better in the meanwhile sink into his subjects’ hearts, and be learned the sooner, the people not being tossed to and fro with seditious and contentious preaching, while every man according to his zeal, some better some worse, goeth about to set out his own fantasy, and to draw the people to his opinion. Nevertheless it is not his majesty’s mind hereby clearly to extinct the lively teaching of the word of God by ser- mons made after such sort, as for the time the Holy Ghost shall put into the preacher’s mind, &c.” — Letter of Council, May \3tli.
” Heretofore we had read in our temples every Sunday, and at divers other times a godly and learned homily or sermon, and certain chapters out of the holy Bible in the English tongue, that all the people might understand what was done or said ; which gave occasion to forsake vice, to embrace virtue, to live in thy fear, and diligently to call upon thy blessed name.” — The Supplication.
THIRTY NIXE ABTICi.ES.
” Ye shall, every Sunday and holyday, when there is no ser- mon in your church or chapel, distinctly and plainly read in the pulpit some one of the Homilies set forth by the Queen’s Ma- jesty’s authority, or one part thereof at the least, in such sort as the same are divided and appointed to be read by the two books of the Homilies.” — Injunctions at York.
” “Whether you have in your parish churches and chapels all
things necessary and requisite for Common Prayer the two
tomes of the Homilies, &c.” — Articles of Inquiry for Canterbury.
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