A05143:443
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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We read further in the books of the kings, that when Dauyd would bring in the ark of GOD into his city, as they were going with it, there was one […] name: he fearing lest the ark should fall, because the ⟨p. 123⟩[…] stumbled, went and held it up with his hands: which was against his […]: for he was not appointed […]: for it […] the office of the Levites to […] the Ark, no body […] should come […] unto it: Now what happened? God stroke him by and by to death: because he toke upon him an […], unto which he was not called: yet after mans reason, […] Oza had done a good work, in keeping the ark from […]: but what then? God will that his order shall be kept, which he hath appointed in his word. Further we read in the Bible of a king which was called […], which would1 take upon him the office of a priest, to offer incenses unto the Lord, whereunto he was not called of god: but would do it of his own […] will, would promote himself to the office of the high priest, being not called of god thereunto. But what […]? Now […] he? what […] had he for so […]? […] he was yet about it, the Lord smote him by and by with leprosy: and so this great king endured a leper all the days of his life. These be ensamples now which should make us afraid, if we had any fear of God in our hearts, to promote our selves. And we should learn here to beware of that pestilent poison of ambition:2 which poison, (which ambition I say) hath be the cause of the perishing of many a man: for this ambition is the most […] thing that can be in the world: […] an […] man is able to […] & disturb a whole common wealth: As it most plainly appeared by the Rhodians, which Rhodians at our time were very mighty, and of great estimation thorough all the world. Now what was their destruction? Mary ambition: through ambition, this mighty […] of the Rhodes was […], & came into the hands of the Lurks. For3 the Chronicle she […], that before their destruction, when all things were well yet, the […] of Rhodes died. Now there was […] called Andrew […], a Portugal he desired to be […]: he was an ambitious man, he went about to promote […], before he was […] of god: But for all that, he […] his purpose, so that he was not chosen: For there was one chosen whom […] Philip de Uyllers.