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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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Now when we be shoed, we must have a buckler, that is faith, and this must be a right faith, a faith according unto1 God's word: for the Turks have their faith, so like wise the Jews have their faith. Item the false Christians have their faith, but they have not the right faith, not that faith of which Saint Paul speaketh here, but they have […] men dacé, a false faith, a deceivable faith, for it is not grounded in gods word: therefore the right saith can not be gotten except by God's word. And the word worketh not, hath no2 commodities, except it be taken with faith. Now we may try our selves whether we have this faith or not, if we lye in sin and wickedness, care not for gods word and his holy commandments, but live only according to our lusts & appetites, than we haven ot this faith: wham we be slothful, wham we be whoremongers, swearers or vumerciful unto the poor, then we have not this faith, as long as we be in such […] sins, but if we hear gods word, believe & be […] to live after it, leave our sins & […], than we have that faith of which S. Paul speaketh here, then we shall be able to quench the fiery arrows of the devil. So ye have heard what the armour of god is, namely truth, Justice, readiness to hear gods word, and faith: but this faith must not be only in our mouth, in our tongue, but it must be in our hands: that is to say, we must not only talk of the gospel, but also we must follow it in our conversations and […].
Now whan we be shoed, we must haue a bucklar, that is fayth, and this must be a right faith, a faith accordyng vnto1 goddes worde: for the Turkes haue theyr fayth, so lyke wise the Iewes haue theyr faythe. Item the false Christians haue theyr fayth, but they haue not the right fayth, not that faythe of which Saincte Paule speaketh here, but they haue 〈…〉 men dacé, a false faith, a deceiuable faith, for it is not grounded in gods word: therfore the right saith cā not be gottē except by goddes worde. And the worde worketh not, hath no2 commodities, excepte it be taken with faythe. Now we may trye our selues whether we haue this faythe or not, yf we lye in synne and wickednes, care not for gods worde and his holye commaundements, but lyue onely accordyng to our lustes & appetites, thā we hauē ot this faith: whā we be slouthful, whā we be whoremōgers, swearers or vumerciful vnto the poore, thē we haue not this faith, as lōg as we be in such sinnes, but if we heare gods word, beleue & be to liue after it, leaue our sinnes & , thā we haue that fayth of which S. Paule speaketh here, then we shalbee able to quenche the fyery arrowes of the deuyll. So yehaue hearde what the armour of god is, namelye truthe, Iustice, readines to heare gods worde, and faith: but this fayth must not be onely in our mouth, in our tongue, but it must bee in oure handes: that is to say, we muste not onelye talke of the gospell, but also we must folowe it in our conuersations and .