A05143:186
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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Specially I would have you to consider what a wicked […]ō this is, to fantasy that giving to the poor is a diminishing of our goods. I told you of late of the proprieties of things how things […], and how […] be not ours; all those things1 which we have either by labour or by inheritance, or else by gifts, or else by buying all those things which we have by such titles be our own: but yet not so, that we may spend them according to our own pleasure. They be ours upon that condition that we shall spend them to the honour of god, and […] of our neighbours. And here I spake of […], how we ought to make amends unto that man, […] we ⟨p. 45⟩have deceived, or taken good wrongfully from him. There be some men which think there is no other theft but only taking purses and killing men by the way, or stealing other mens good: Those men are much deceived: For there be […] genera furti, a great number of thieves. What was this but a […] when Isaiah saith, principes tui infidels so […] furum,2 Thy princes are […] and are companions with thieves. This was a theft, but it was not a common theft, it was a […] theft: they could tell how to weary men, and so to take […] of them. Such […] was Zachei, he robbed not men by the high way, but he was an oppressor, & forced men to pay more than they ought to pay: which his so doing, was as well a theft, as if he had robbed men by the high way. There be many which follow Zachee in his illness, but there3 be but few, or none at all, which will follow him in his goodness. Siquem […] reddam quadruplum, If I have deceived any man, I will pay it again four fold. I would wish that all bribers […] false tollers would follow his […]. But I tell you without restitution, there is no salvation. This is a certain sentence, allowed and approved, first by the holy scripture. […] by all the writers that ever wrote upon scripture, yea the very scholedertors, (as bad4 as they were) yet they never […] in that, but said […] famae […] sunt opera debita, We ought to make […] of a […] good name, and of his goods taken from him wrongfully: that is to say, when we have […] any body, we ought to […] him amend […] when we have taken any mans good wrongfully, we ought to make him […], else we shall never be sauch, for god abhorreth me, and all things that I […], […] before him.