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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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Paul come pareth their doctrine unto a sickness, which is is called a canker, which sickness when she once beginneth at a place of the1 body, except it be withstanden, will run over the whole body, and so at the length kill: so it is with this false doctrine. Now I must answer unto you to an objection, or doubt, that peradventure some of you may have: you will think when2 ye hear what is the nature of false doctrine, ye will think I say: Alas what is done with our grandfathers: no doubt they are lost everlastingly if this doctrine be true: for after your saying they have had the false doctrine: therefore they be […] ned, for the nature of false doctrine is to condemn. Such doubts some will make, yea and there be some which in no wise will receive yt gospel, and that only for this opinions sake: for they think that when they should receive the gospel, it were in as much as to think their forefathers be damned. Now to this objection or doubtfulness I will make you answer.3 It is with the false doctrine like as it is with fire: the nature of fire is to burn and consume all that which is laid in the fire, that may be burned. So the nature of false doctrine is to condemn, to bring to everlasting damnation,4 that is the nature of the false doctrine. But yet for all that though the nature of the fire be to burn and consume all things, yet there hath been many things in the fire which have not been burned, nor consumed, as the bush which áppeared unto Moses, he burned in the fire, and yet he was not consumed. […] was the cause? Mary gods power. We ⟨p. 95⟩read also in the 3. Chap. of Daniel, how that Nebuchadnezzar,5 the king caused a golden image to be made: And so called all his lords and his people to come and worship his Idol which he had set up, threatening further that whosoever would not fall down and worship the said idol, should be caste in a hot oven. Now there were three young men, Sydrach, Meshach, and Abdenago, which refused to worship the said idol, saying, O Nebuchadnezzar, we ought not to consent unto thee in this matter for why? our god whom we serve is able to keep us from the hot burning oven, and can right well deliver us out of thy hands: and though he will not, yet shalt thou know that we will not serve thy gods, nor do any reverence to that image which thou hast set up.