A05143:414
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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Now the first hedge is this, […] cum sanguine1 ne comederitis, ye shall not eat the flesh with the blood, that is to say, we shall not eat raw flesh: for if we should be allowed to eat raw flesh, it should engender in us a certain cruelness: so that at the length one should eat another, and so all the writers expound this place: so that God forbiddeth here, that mankind or mans flesh may not be eaten. We read in the books of the kings, and so likewise in Josephus, that certain women had eaten their own children, at the time when Jerusalem was besieged: which thing no doubt displeased GOD, and they did naughtily in so doing. For mankind […] not […] eaten: therefore the first hedge is, that we must abstain ⟨image 121⟩from […]: and so like wise from mans […], one may not eat another. Neither yet we may shed blood of private authority, a man may not kill another: but the magistrate he2 hath the sword committed unto him from god, he may shed blood when he seeth cause why, he may take away the wicked from amongest the people and punish him according unto his doing or […]. Now will ye say, I perceive when I […], not […] flesh or […], then I may eat all manner of flesh, […], howsoever I can get it. But I tell thee my […] 3not so, you may not eat your neighbours […], or steal his fishes […] of his […] & […] the, ye may not do […]: for there is a hedge made for […]. god saith, Non facies furtū, thou shalt4 do […] theft. Here I am hedged in, so that I may not eat my neighbours meat, but it must be my own […], I must have gotten it uprightly, or else by buying, or cls by inheritance, or […] that it be given unto me: I may not […] it from my neigh bour: when I leap over this hedge then I sin damnably.
Now the fyrst hedge is this, 〈…〉 cum sanguine1 ne comederitis, ye shall not eate the fleshe with the bloud, that is to say, we shall not eate rawe flesh: for yf we shoulde be allowed to eate rawe flesh, it should engender in vs a certayn cruelnes: so that at the length one should eate another, and so all the writers expounde this place: so that God forbiddeth here, that mankynde or mannes fleshe may not bee eaten. We reade in the bookes of the kynges, and so likewyse in Iosephus, that certayne women had eaten theyr owne chyldren, at the tyme when Ierusalem was besieged: whyche thynge no doute dyspleased GOD, and they dyd naughtelye in so doyng. For mankynde not eaten: therefore the fyrste hedge is, that we muste abstayne