Contents
Abbreviations ix
Introduction xv
Bibliography lxix
Letter from Aelred, Abbot of Rievaulx to the Most Reverend Bishop Gilbert of London 1
Sermon for the Coming of the Lord: On the Eleven Burdens 5
Homily 1 On where it says, The burden of Babylon that Isaiah, son of Amos, saw 22
Homily 2 On the many kinds of vision, and which kind makes someone a prophet 30
Homily 3 From where it says, Over the dark mountain to Let the leaders enter the gates 39
Homily 4 On the same section 47
Homily 5 On the same section considered morally 54
Homily 6 From where it says, I commanded to Those rejoicing in my glory 62
Homily 7 From where it says, The voice of a crowd to To those coming from a distant land 69
Homily 8 From where it says, From the height of heaven to Will decay and crumble 76
Homily 9 From where it says, Torments and pain to The moon will not shine forth its light 84
Homily 10 Also from Behold, the day of the Lord is coming to I will visit evil on the cities 93
Homily 11 From where it says, And I will visit evil on the cities to Will not show mercy to the sucklings of the womb 101
Homily 12 On the same section explained morally 110
Homily 13 From where it says, And Babylon will be to He will make them rest on their own soil 118
Homily 14 From where it says, The foreigner will be joined to Worms will be your covering 134
Homily 15 On the same section explained morally 142
Homily 16 From where it says, How did you fall to I will be like the Most High 152
Homily 17 On the same section in a different sense 160
Homily 18 From where it says, Is this the man to Nor fill the face of the world of cities 170
Homily 19 From where it says, And I will rise over them to the end of the burden of Babylon 180
Homily 20 From the beginning of the burden of the Philistines to where it says, And your remnants I will kill 191
Homily 21 On the same section explained morally 201
Homily 22 From where it says, Wail, O gate to the end of the burden of the Philistines 212
Homily 23 From the beginning of the burden of Moab to where it says, their voice was heard as far as Jahaz 220
Homily 24 On the same section explained morally 234
Homily 25 From where it says, For this the lightly armed soldiers of Moab to The lion . . . and for the rest of the land 245
Homily 26 On the same section explained morally 255
Homily 27 From where it says, Send forth the lamb, O Lord to swiftly rendering what is just 268
Homily 28 On the same section explained morally 278
Homily 29 From where it says, We hear Moab's pride to where it says, I have taken away the voice of the treaders 288
Homily 30 On the same section explained morally 298
Homily 31 On where it says, My belly will sound forth to Moab to the end of the burden of Moab 308
Scriptural Index 317
Topical Index 340
