A05143:352
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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Here in this story you see that though the nature of the fire is to consume, yet these three men were not consumed with the same. for not a hear of their head perished, but rather the fire brake out and consumed them that put them in the oven: so the fire of his nature would have consumed them, yet through the power of god the strength of the fire was […] quished and the men were preserved from it. Even so is it with the […], with the false doctrine, the nature of it is to ⟨image 102⟩consume, to corrupt and bring to everlasting sorrow: yet let1 us hope that our forefathers were not damned: for god hath many ways to preserve them from perishing, yea a in the last hour of death god can work with his holy ghost, and teach them to know Christ his Son for their saviour, though they were taught other ways before: yet god can preserve them from the poison of the false doctrine. I will show you a notable story done in king Achabs rime, written in the […]. book2 of the kings 18. Chap. At the time when Ahab that wicked king and his wife Jezebel, more wickeder then her husband, when they had the rule, they abolished the word of god clean, and set up false doctrine, killed the true prophets of god: in so much that Elijah saith unto god with crying and great lamentations, saying: Lord the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, broken down thine altars, and […] thy prophets with the sword: And I only am left, and they seek my life to take it away. Here it appeareth, that the pulpits at that time were occupied with false teachers, with false religion, like as it was in the time of our forefathers: in so much that Elijah crieth out and faith plainly, that there were left no more but he only. But what saith god? I3 have left me seven thousand which have not bowed their knees unto Baal: when Elijah, thought that there was left more but he only, then god showed him a great many which were left, and not infected with the poison of the false doctrine. Therefore like as god could preserve a great number of the Israelites at the same time, so he could preserve our forefathers from the poison of popery which was taught at that time: for the Lord knoweth which arc his. Item, Christ himself sayeth, Quos mihi dedit Pater, No man