A05143:311
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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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.
When a man shall go to battle, commonly he hath a great girdle with an apron of mail going upon his knees, than he hath a breast plate: than for the nether part be hath high shoen: and than he must have a buckler to keep of his enemies strokes: than he must have a sallet wherewith his head may be saved: And finally he must have a sword to fight withal, and to hurt his enemy. These are the weapons1 that commonly men use when they go to war: of such […] S. Paul would have us to be prepared. Therefore whoso ever will go to this spiritual war, & fight against yt devil, he must have such weapons, truth, justice, ready to here gods word faith, salvation in gods word. They that be armed in such wise2 that devil can nothing do against them. As it appeared in the holy man Job, whom the devil could not tempt further than he had leave of God. Whereby we gather, that wham we stand to gods armour, we shall be able to quench the assaults of this old serpent the devil. Now the first point of this armour is truth & verity: from which truth the devil is fallen, he and all his come-pany. For it is written, in veritate non stetit, he abode not in the truth. He was in the truth, but he fell from it, he remained not in it: for with lying & […] 3he deceived our grandmother Eve wham he desired her to eat of yt forbidden fruit: affirming & most surely promising unto her ([…] her husband Adam) that they should be gods after they had eaten of the apple, […] was a false lie. Therefore it is written of him, Mendax est, & […] rei pater, He is a liar, and a father of yt same. O that all liars would consider what an horrible thing it is in yt face of god to tell false tales, they have4 cause to be weary of their estate: for the bevil is their father, and they be his children. Truly it is an ill favoured thing to ⟨image 89⟩be the child of the devil: for the devil […] an ill reward to his children, everlasting perdition is their inheritance, why ehe they shall have of their father, Cum mendacium […] ex […] loquitur, when he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his5