Aelred of Rievaulx 
Homilies on the Prophetic Burdens of Isaiah [EPUB ebook] 

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

Marsha L. Dutton, professor of medieval literature and director of graduate studies in English at Ohio University, is a longtime student of the works of Aelred of Rievaulx and of other twelfth-century Cistercian writers. She is associate editor of Cistercian Studies Quarterly. In addition to her many articles on Cistercian thought, Dutton has written the introduction to Vita Aelredi (CF 57) and edited Aelred’s The Historical Works and Lives of the Northern Saints (CF 56, 71) as well as preparing a critical edition of Aelred’s Pastoral Prayer (CF 73). She was one of the editors of Truth as Gift: Studies in Cistercian History Honoring John R. Sommerfeldt (CS 204).