A05143:277
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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Dearly beloved in our saviour Christ, I have to tell you at this present time of a certain pilgrimage, which may be called the christen mans pilgrimage: but ye shall not think that I will speak of the popish pilgrimage, which we were wont to use in times past: in running hither & thither to M. John Shorne, or to our lady of […]. No no, I will not speak of such […], but I will speak of such a pilgrimage, which our saviour Christ himself taught us, being here present with us, with his own mouth. Therefore whosoever will come to the eternal […] must go that pilgrimage, else he shall never attaine thervnto. Cum vidisset autem […].1 When he saw the people. It appeared by the end of the 4. of Math. that our saviour had walked throughout all Galilee: & had don many miracles: so that the same of him went tho roughout all the […]: And there gathered a great number of people together to here him: he seeing the people how hungry they were, conveyed himself into a […] place: & his disciples came unto him, and he taught […], but not only yt disciples but also the whole people. For Luke saith: docebat audiente populo, he preached yt people hearing it. […] & turba admirabitur […] doctrina illi, and yt people marvelled because of his doctrine: how could they marvel if they had not heard it. So it appeareth that Christ made his sermon not only to his disciples, but also to the whole people, yet specially he taught his disciples, to that end that they might teach afterwards to others, for he taught them such doctrine which he would have taught all the whole world, therefore he so diligently taught them for though he made many sermons, yet ⟨image 77⟩these. ii. sermons, the one in Matthew, and the other in John ought to be regarded most above all others: for they contain2 the sum of a christian mans life. Now our saviour seeing them so hungry, what doth he? The Evangelist saith: A peruit os suum, he opened his mouth and taught them: Our saviour did not only send out his apostles […] preach and teach the people, but also he opened his own mouth, and taught the people his own self. Which act of our saviour, is to the reproach of our lordly prelates: which in a manner disdain to preach them selves, in their own persons, but they think it to be enough to have one or two pertaining unto them, which preach in […] diocese, they them selves being occupied in worldly busyness: