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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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We have great utility of the miracles of our saviour Jesus Christ.1 He doth signify unto us, by this wonderful work, that he is Lord as well of y• water as of the land. A good comfort for those that be on y• water when they be in any tempest or daū ger to call upon him. The fish here came at his commandment. ⟨image 176⟩Here we may learn that all things in the water are subject to Christ. Peter said, Sir, we have laboured all night, and have not caught one sin, how be it at your word we will to it a fresh. By this it appeareth that the gain, the lucre,2 the revenues that we get, must not be imputed to our labour, we may not say, gramercy labour it is not our labour, it is our saviour Christ that sendeth us living, yet must we labour, for he that said to Peter labour, and he that bad the fishers labour, bids all men to labour in their business. There be some people that ascribe their gains, their increase, gotten by any faculty, to the devil. Is ⟨image 176⟩there any trow ye in England would say so? Now if any man should come to an other, and say he gat his living by the devil, he would fall out with him.3 There is not a man in England that so sayeth, yet is there some that think it. For all that get it with false buying and selling, with circumvention, with usury, impostures, mixed wares, false weights, deceiving their Lords and masters, all those, that get their goods on this fashion, what do they think, but that the devil sends them gains and riches. For they be his (being unlawfully gotten) What is this to say, but that the devil is author of their gains when they be so gotten? For ⟨image 177⟩God inhabites them deus nou uolens iniquitatem tues. God will no iniquity.4 These folk are greatly deceived. There be some again impute all to their labours and works.