A05143:301
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Now here in this epistle S. Paul telleth us of a certain […]: he taketh muster, not only of the Ephesians, to whom this epistle is written, but also of us which be christians: for all that is required of them is required of us. The first point1 that pertaineth to this warfare is to be strong and bardye: & this is a commandment, as who say, you that be christians that be baptised in his name, that look to be saved through Christ, I command you be strong, ye may not be weaklings: for ye must fight hard, there is neither man nor woman but they must fight, they must come to that battle, and we may not be weaklings, because we have a strong […]: now he ⟨p. 78⟩that hath a strong and mighty enemy, ought not to be weak and fearful. For if he be, he shall be soon overcome and van quished. Therefore saint Paul would have us strong, that we may be able to fight against that fearful enemy the devil. But for all that saint Paul would not have us to stand to our own strength, to think to vanquish this mighty enemy by our own power or might: No not so, for when we2 put our hope in our own strength, we shall soon […], he shall have the victory by and by: we shall put our hope trust and confidence in god, and trust through Christ our saviour to overcome this enemy. We may not do as one Ajax did, whom his father sendeth forth with a company of men to warfare, giving him good and wholesome lessens and instructions that he should put his hope and trust in god at all times, then he should have luck: Ajax […] and said unto his father, It is not a great matter to get the victory with the help of god, yea the fearfullest and weakest man can get the victory when god helpeth him: But I will get the victory with my own strength: without the help3 of god, I am able to fight: such […] spake this […]. But we shall not do so, as he did, […] in our own strength: for when we do, we shall come to short, we shall lose the victory, to our eternal destruction. […]. […] saith: […] in domino, Be strong in the Lord: we […] be strong by a borrowed strength: for we of our own […] are to weak and feeble: Therefore let us learn […] 4