A05143:415
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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Now then ye will say, so it be my own, then I may eat of it as much as I will. No not so, there is an other […]: I may not commit gluttony with my own meat, for so it so written, […] à crapula & ebrietare, take heed of gluttony & […]. Here is a hedge, we may not eat to1 much: for […] we do, we displease god highly. So ye see that we may not eat of our own meat as much as we would, but rather we must keep a measure, for it is a great sin to abuse or waste the gifts of god, and to play the glutton with it.
Now then ye wil say, so it be my owne, then I may eate of it as muche as I will. No not so, there is an other 〈…〉: I may not commit gluttony with my owne meate, for so it so written, 〈…〉 à crapula & ebrietare, take heede of gluttony & 〈…〉. Here is a hedge, we may not eate to1 much: for 〈…〉 we do, we displease god highly. So ye se yt we may not eate of our owne meate as much as we would, but rather we must kepe a measure, for it is a great syn to abuse or waste the giftes of god, and to play the glutton with it.
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When one man consumeth as much would serve 3. or 4. that is an […] thing before god: for God giveth us his creatures not to abuse them, but to use them to our necessity and need: let every one therefore have a measure, and let no man abuse the gifts of god. One man sometimes eateth more than 1another, we are not all alike: but for all that we ought all to keep us within this hedge, that is to take no more then sufficeth our nature: for […] that abuse the gifts of god, no doubt they greatly […] god by so doing. For it is an ill favou red thing when a man eateth or drinketh to much at a time. Sometimes in deed it happeneth that a man drinketh to much, but every good and godly man will take heed to himself,