A05143:383
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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else it is to no purpose1 But this woman believed the word of god, she believed that Christ was […] to heal the sick, of souls and bodies: therefore according unto her belief, it happened unto her: and no doubt she is a saint in heaven: for we read not that she fell afterward from Christ. So we learn by this woman to have a good faith in Christ, we must not […] & thither to seek […] hem. No, we must believe in him, in all our distresses come unto him, […] help & comfort by him. Now our saviour after […] he had healed this woman, he goeth to this great […] house, which had called him to make sound […] daughter: when he come meth near unto […] house, there cometh one of […] servants […]: thy daughter is dead she is gone: trouble […] no […], […] for all help is passed. Lo, this had […] to bring […] out of his faith: hearing […] daughter was dead already it […] great […] unto him. But here ye may learn, […] when ye go by […] way & […] to do a good deed, do […] follow the ensample of Christ, for he was going to Jairus […], & in the way he did this good deed, in healing that diseased2 woman: giving unto us an ensample that we […] no occasion, but whensoever we have […] to do good, we shall do it. And here we learn an other thing in our saviour, namely that there is no respect of ⟨image 111⟩persons with him, he regardeth not the outward show of men whether they be poor or rich, but as Saint Peter saith, In all people, he that feareth God and worketh righteousness, be is accepted unto him. For […] refused no man neither rich nor poor. But we see they that be poor are commonly ill handled in this world, no man regardeth them, every man despiseth them. Again we read every where that the rich and great men are ill spoken of in Scripture, potentes3 potenter […] patientur thy mighty men shall mightily suffer pains in hell: yet this scripture disalloweth or reproveth not great men and mighty rulers, but it speaketh against those which abuse their power where with god hath endued them, oppress other poor men, do them wrong and miuries. For commonly it is seen, that they that be rich are lofty and stout, and abuse their riches or their power:4