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Mediæval Preachers and Mediæval Preaching: A Series of Extracts, Translated from the Sermons of the Middle Ages, Chronologically Arranged: With Notes and an Introduction is unavailable, but you can change that!

A survey of extracts from sermons from the Middle Ages, J. M. Neale provides an in-depth introduction to the sermons of that epoch, and then provides notes on the sermons sampled. Sermons included come from eminent Medieval preachers such as: St. Boniface, St. Bede, St. Atto of Vercell, St. Peter Damiani, St. Bruno of Aste, Peter Abaelard, Adam Scotus, Thomas à Kempis, and more.

He suffered, He threatened not. It is in the second of the first of Peter. He was obedient to death, even the death of the Cross. This ladder stood upon the earth when He was instant in preaching and the working of miracles. It reached to heaven when He remained all night in prayer to GOD. See! the ladder is set up! why do ye not ascend? Why do ye creep with your hands and feet upon the earth? Ascend, therefore, because Jacob sees angels ascending and descending by the ladder. Ascend, O angels, O
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