The first fully-annotated critical edition of works by one of the leading religious figures and prose stylists of early modern England. With full introduction, fourteen complete sermons and lectures, complete textual apparatus, exhaustive commentary, bibliography, and indexes. A major textual and critical reappraisal of interest to students of British history, theology, and literature.

Since completing his PhD at Princeton, Peter McCullough has held positions at Princeton University and Trinity College, Oxford. He is currently Fellow and Tutor at Lincoln College and a Lecturer in the Faculty of English at the University of Oxford.

• Introduction


• Chronology


• I.: Two most excellent praiers, which the preacher used before his exercises


• II.: from The Pattern of Catechistical Doctrine


• 1. Of the Interpretation of Scriptures


• 2. Of Prayer and Thanksgiving


• 3. Of Outward Reverence in Gods Worship


• 4. The Sabbath not Wholly Ceremonial


• 5. Of Places of Public Worship


• III.: A Sermon Preached at Saint Maries Hospital, on the X. of April, Being Wednesday in Easter- Weeke, A.D. MDLXXXVIII


• IV.: Sacrilege a Snare. A Sermon Preached Ad Clerum, In the University of Cambridg


• V.: A Lecture on Genesis 2.18 (the Creation of Eve) delivered at St Paul's, 18 October 1591


• VI.: A Sermon Preached before Queene Elizabeth, at Hampton Court, on Wednesday, being the VI. of March, A.D. MDXCIIII.


• VII.: A Sermon Preached at the Court, on the XXV. of March, A.D. MDXCVII. being Good-Friday.


• VIII.: A Sermon on Isaiah 6.6-7, Preached at St Giles Cripplegate, 1 October 1598


• IX.: A Sermon Preached before the King's Majestie, at White-Hall, on the V. of November. A.D. MDCVI


• X.: A Sermon Preached before the Kings Majestie at Whitehall, on Christmas Day. Anno 1609


• XI.: A Sermon Preached before His Majestie, on Sunday the Fifth of August last, at Holdenbie . . . 1610


• XII.: A Sermon Preached before the King's Majestie at Greenwich on the XXIV. of May, A.D. MDCXVIII. being Whit-Sunday


• XIII.: A Sermon Preached at White-Hall, on Easter Day the 16. of April. 1620


• Appendix 1: A Sermon Preached at the Spittle by Master Andrewes . . . April. 10. 1588


• Appendix 2: Table of Correspondence: Sermon at St Mary's Hospital Texts