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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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for they will say, I will here him, and do according as he commandeth unto me to do: when he teacheth false doctrine and leadeth me the wrong way, he shall make answer for me before god: his false doctrine shall do me no harm though I follow the same. This is a naughty reason and contrary to Christs our saviours1 doctrine, for so he sayeth: if the blind lead the blind, they shall fall both into the pit. Mark here, he sayeth not the leader shall fall into the pit, but they shall fall both, yt leader & he that is led, the blind curate and his blind parishioners and so it was at S. Pauls time, not only the leaders, the false teachers, went to the devil, but also they that followed their false doctrine. And therefore S. Paul is so earnest in admonishing them to be ware and take heed to themselves, yea with weeping eyes he desireth them to refuse the false prophets. So likewise God himself geneth us warning2 in the 3. Chapter of the prophet Ezekiel saying: if I say unto thee concerning the ungodly man, that (without doubt) he must dye, and thou givest not him warning, nor speakest unto him that he may turn from his evil way, and so to live: then shall the […] ungodly man die in his own unrighteousness: but his blood will I require of thy hands. Again in the 33. Chap. he sayeth. When I send a sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their country,3 and set him to be their watchman: the same man when he seeth the sword come upon the land, shall blow the trumpet and warn the people: if a man now hear the noise of the trumpet, and will not be warned, and the sword come & take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head: for he heard the sound of the trumpet and would not take heed, therefore his blood be upon him: but if he will receive warning4 he shall save his life. Again, if the watchman seeeth the sword come and show it not with the trumpet, so that the people is not warned: if the sword come […] and take any man from amongest them, the same shall be taken away in his own sin: but his blood will I require ⟨p. 94⟩of the watchman's hands. In these places of Scripture it appeareth most manifestly, that not only the naughty curate shall go to the devil, but also all those that follow his naughty doctrine. The wicked shall dye in his wickedness: