A05143:432
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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So all our prelates, bishops, and curates, persons, and1 vicars should be so painful, so greedy in casting their netts, that is to say, in preaching Gods word, in showing unto the people the way to everlasting life, in exhorting them to leave their since and wickedness. This ought to be done of them: for thereunto they be called of God, such a charge they have. But the most part of them set now a days aside this fishing: they put away this net, they take other busyness in hand: they will rather be surveyors or receivers or […] 2kes in the kitchen, than to cast out this net: they have the living of fishers, but they fish not, they are other ways occupied: but it should not be so. God will plague, & most heinously punish them for so doing. They shall be called to make account one day, where they shall not be able to make answer for their misbehaviours, for not casting out this net of gods word, for suffering the people to go to the devil, and they call them not again: they admonish them not: their perishing grieveth them not: but the day will come when3 they shall […] from the bottom of their hearts: but than it will be to late: then they shall receive their well […] for their negligence and slothfulness: for taking their living of the people, and not teaching them. The Evangelists speak […] of the calling of these iiii. men, Peter, Andrew, James, and John. ⟨p. 119⟩Matthew saith that Jesus called them, and they immediately4 left their netts, and followed him. Luke saith, that our saviour stood by yt lake of Genezareth, & there he saw two ships standing by the lake side, and he entered in one of these ships, which was Peters. And desired him that he would thrust it a little from the land, and so he taught the people, & after that when he had […] an end of speaking, he said to Simon Peter, cast out thy net in the deep, and Simon answered, we have laboured all night and have taken nothing. Nevertheless at thy commandment I will lose forth the net: and when they […] out, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes: Now Peter […] such a multitude of fishes, was beyond-himself, and […] down at Jesus […], saying: Lord go from me, for I am a sinful man: for he was […], and all that were with him, at the […] of the fishes, which they had taken. And there was also James and John the sons of […]. And Jesus said unto Peter: