A05143:149
Twenty-seven Sermons
27 sermons preached by the right Reverend father in God and constant martyr [sic] of Jesus Christ, Master Hugh Latimer, as well such as in times past have been printed, as certain other coming to our hands of late, which were yet never set forth in print. Faithfully perused [and] allowed according to the order appointed in the Queens Majesties injunctions. 1. Hys sermon Ad clerum. 2. Hys fourth sermon upon the plough. 3. His. 7. sermons before king Edward. 4 His sermon at Stamford. 5. His last sermon before king Edward. 6. His. 7. sermons upon the Lords prayer. 7. His other. 9. sermons upon certain Gospels and Epistles27 sermons preached by the ryght Reuerende father in God and constant matir [sic] of Iesus Christe, Maister Hugh Latimer, as well such as in tymes past haue bene printed, as certayne other commyng to our handes of late, whych were yet neuer set forth in print. Faithfully perused [and] allowed accordying to the order appoynted in the Quenes Maiesties iniunctions. 1. Hys sermon Ad clerum. 2. Hys fourth sermon vpon the plough. 3. Hys. 7. sermons before kyng Edward. 4 Hys sermon at Stamforde. 5. Hys last sermon before kyng Edward. 6. Hys. 7. sermons vpon the Lordes prayer. 7. Hys other. 9. sermons vpon certayne Gospels and Epistles
London: printed by John Day, 1562London: printed by Iohn Day, 1562
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Further in this petition the man and wife pray one for the other. For one is a help unto the other, and so necessary1 the one to the other. Therefore they pray one for the other that god will spare them their lives, to live together qui etly and godly, according to his ordinance and institution: & this is good & needful. As for such as be not married, you shall know that I do not so much praise marriage, that I should think that single life is naught: as I have heard some which will scant allow single life. They think in their hearts that2 all those which be not married be nought, therefore the yt have a […] saying amongest them? What? (say they) they be made of such metal as we be made of, thinking them to be naught in their living, which suspicions are damnable […] god. For we know not what gifts god hath given unto them therefore we cannot with good conscience condemn them or judge them. Truth it is marriage, is good and honourable amongest all men, as s. Paul witnesseth (& […] & fornicatores judicavit dominus, And the lord shall and will judge3 that is, condemn adulterers, and whoremongers, but not those which live in single life: when thou livest in lechery, or art a whore or whoremonger, then thou shalt be damned: but when thou livest godly and honestly in single life, it is well & allowable afore god: yea and better then marriage. For s. Paul saith, Volo uos absque sollicitudine esse, I will4 have you to be without carefulness, that is unmarried, and showeth the commodities, saying, They that be unmarried set their minds upon god, how to please him, and to live after his commandments. But as for the other, the man is careful how to please his wife, and again, the woman how to ⟨p. 35⟩please his wife, and again the woman how to please her hus band: and this is S. Pauls saying of the one as well as of the other. Therefore I will wish you not to condemn single life, but take one with the other, like as saint Paul teacheth us: not so extol the one that we should condemn the other. For saint Paul praiseth as well single life as marriage, yea5