Adelphoi,
The Second Homily in "The First Book of Homilies" (1547) of the Church of England on "Of the Misery of all Mankind" and probably from the pen of Archbishop Cranmer (as writer or editor) can now be heard! It is in two parts of about 11-12 minutes each.
Go please to: www.christchurch-biddulph.fsnet.co.uk and click on to
Homilettes/Homilies an turn on your speaker!
The doctrine of sin in this sermon goes well with the theological content of the services in the classic BCP, but not with the Rite II services in the 1979 American prayer book and the new material in the Common Worship (2000) of the C of E. Confession of sin with repentance used to be seen as a necessary part of the praise of God the Holy One; now it seems to be something that we get over quickly or pass by without notice in order to get on with the work of "celebration" (a word that has changed meaning in liturgical talk during the last century, moving from God-directed activity towards the Transcendent yet Immanent One to something more like human centered interest in God!).
At the same site you can also hear the lst and the 3rd Homilies from the same Book, one on Scripture and one on Justification.
Thank you for listening.
The Rev'd Dr. Peter Toon
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