A05143:170
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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as those things which be gotten by crafty conveyances, by guile and fraud, by robbery and stealing, by extortion and oppression, by handemakyng, (or how soever you come by it, beside the1 right way) it is not yours in so much that you may not give it for gods sake, for god hateth it. But you will say: what shall we do with the good gotten by unlawful means? Marry I tell thee, make restitution, which is the only way that pleaseth god. O lord what bribery, falsehood, deceiving, false getting of goods is in England? And yet for all that we hear nothing of […], which is a miserable thing. I tell you none of them why che have taken their neighbours good from him by any manner of2 falsehood, none of them (I […]) shall be saved except they make resty tution, either in affect, or effect: in effect, when they be able, in […], […] they be not able in no wise. […] sayeth. Si impius egerit […]. & rapinam […]. When the ungodly doth repent, and restoreth the ⟨image 47⟩good gotten wrongfully and unlawfully. For unlawful good ought to be restored again: without restitution look not for salvation. Also this is a true sentence used of s. Augustin. Non remittitur peccarum, nisi restituatur ablatum, Robbery, falsehood, or otherwise ill gotten goods, can not be forgiven of3 god, except it be restored again. Zacheus that good publican that common officer, he gave a good ensample unto all […] and extortioners, I would they all would follow his ensample, he exercised not open robbery, he killed no man by the way: but with crafts and subtleties he deceived the poor. When the poor men came to him, he had them to come again an other day, and so delayed the time, till at the length he wearied poor men, & so gate somewhat of them. Such fellows are now in our time very good cheap: but […] will not learn the second lesson. They have red the first lesson, how Zach was a bribetaker, but they will not read the second,4 they say A. but they will not say B. What is the second lesson? […] quem defraudavi reddam quadruplum. If I have deceived any man, I will restore it four fold. But we may argue that they be not such fellows as Zach was, for we here nothing of restitution, they lack right repentance. It is a wonderful thing to see that christen people will live in such an estate, wherein they know themselves to be damned: for wham they go to bed, they go in the name of the devil.