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The second [seventh] sermon of Master Hugh Latimer which he preached before the Kings…The seconde [seventh] sermon of Maister Hughe Latimer which he preached before the Kynges…
The second [seventh] sermon of Master Hugh Latimer which he preached before the Kings Majesty [with?]in his graces palace at Westminster, the xv. day of March [-xix day of April], M.ccccc.xlix.The seconde [seventh] sermon of Maister Hughe Latimer which he preached before the Kynges Maiestie [with?]in his graces palayce at Westminster, ye xv. day of Marche [-xix daye of Apryll], M.ccccc.xlix.
printed by John Day, 1549printed by Jhon Day, 1549
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He hath invented fee farming of benefices, and all to decay this office of preaching, in so much that when any man hear after shall have a benefice, he may go where he will for any house he shall have to dwell upon, or any glebe land ⟨image 161⟩to keep hospitality withal, but he must take up a chamber in an Alehouse & there sit and play at the tables all the day.1 A good lye curate. He hath caused also through this monstrous kind of covetousness, patrons to sell their benefices. Yea what doth he more? He gets him to the university, and causeth great men,2 and esquires to send their sons thither, & put out poor scholars that should be divines: for their parents intend not they shall be preachers, but that they may have a show of learning. Tut it were to long to declare unto you what deceit & means the devil hath found to decay the office of salvation, this office of regeneration. But to return to my matter. The people came to here the word of god, they hard him with ⟨image 162⟩I remember now a saying of Saint Chrysostom, and peradventure it might come here after in better place, but yet I will take it, whiles it cometh to mind. The saying is thys. Et loquentem eum audierunt in silentio, seriem locucionis non interrumpentes. Thei herd him (saith he) in silence not interrupting the order of his preaching. He means: they heard him quietly, with out any shovelling of feet,3 or walking up and down. Surely it is an ill misorder, that folk shall be walking up and down in the sermon time) as I have seen in this place this Lent) and there shall be such hussynge and bussing in the preachers ear, that it maketh him often times to forget his ⟨image 162⟩matter. O let us consider the Kings Majesties goodness, This place was prepared for banqueting of the body, and his Majesty hath made it a Place for the comfort of the soul, and to have the word of God preached in it, showing hereby that he would have all his subjects at it,