A05143:354
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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But now ye will say: seeing then that God can save […] 1and bring them to everlasting life, without the outward hearing of the word of God, then we have no need to hear the word of GOD, we need not to have preachers amongest us. For like as he hath preserved them, so he will pre serve us to, with out the hearing of gods word. This2 is a foolish reason: I will answer you this. I will make you this argument: God can and is able to preserve things from fire, so that they shall not burn or consume: and therefore I will go & set my house a fire, and it shall be preserved. Or this: god preserved these three men from fire so that they toke no harm, ergo I will go and caste my […] into the fire and I shall take no harm: Is this now a good reason? No no, for these three men had their vocation to go in the fire, they were caste in by violence: so if god will have thee to go into the fire by violence for his words sake: […] go with a good will, and no doubt either he will preserve thee as he did them, or else he will take thee out of this miserable life to everlasting felicity: but to caste my self into the fire with out any […] I maze not: for it is written: Non tentabis dominum […] tuum, Thou […] not tempt3 the Lord thy God.
But now ye will say: seeyng then that God can saue 〈…〉 1and bryng them to euerlasting lyfe, withoute the outwarde hearyng of the woorde of God, then wee haue no neede to heare the word of GOD, we nede not to haue preachers amongest vs. For lyke as he hath preserued them, so he will pre serue vs to, with out the hearinge of gods worde. This2 is a folishe reason: I will aunswere you this. I wyll make you thys argument: God can and is able to preserue thyngs from fyre, so that they shal not burne or consume: and therfore I wyll go & set my house a fyre, and it shalbee preserued. Or this: god prescrued these three men from fyre so that thei toke no harme, ergo I wyll goe and caste my 〈…〉 into the fyre and I shall take no harme: Is this nowe a good reason? No no, for these thrce men had their vocation to goe in the fyrc, they were caste in by violence: so if god wyll haue thee to goe into the fyre by violence for hys wordes sake: go with a good wyll, and no doute either he wil prescrue thee as he dyd them, or els he will take thee oute of thys myserable lyse to euerlastyng felicitie: but to caste my selfe into the fyere with oute anye I mase not: for it is written: Non tentabis dominum tuum, Thou not tempte