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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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With these words our Saviour signifieth, that he that walketh in the day, that is to say, he that walketh truly and uprightly in his vocation whereunto God hath called him, that man shall not stumble, he shall not shorten his life, till the xii. hour cometh: that is to say, till it pleaseth GOD to take him out of this world: he shall be sure that he shall not shorten his life in doing that thing which god hath appointed him to do. I pray god give unto us such hearts that we may be content to live in our calling, & not to gape further: And first we must walk in the general […], ⟨image 131⟩and after that when God calleth us, leave the general calling1 and follow the special: if we would walk so, we should be sure that our enemy […] not prevail against us: And though we dye, yet our death shall be nothing else, but an entrance into everlasting life. Again, we shall be sure, that if we will follow our vocations, we shall lack nothing, we shall have […] things necessary to our bodily sustenance. And this appeareth by many ensamples: when our saviour […] out those 70. men before him to preach the gospel, having no […] in their purses, nor any thing whereupon to live: when they came home again, he asked them, whether they had lacked any thing: they said No. For they did as Christ had commanded unto them: therefore they lacked nothing: And so it followeth, that they that will follow their vocations shall lack nothing.
With these woordes our Sauiour signifieth, that he that walketh in the daye, that is to saye, he that walketh truelye and vprightlye in hys vocation whereunto God hathe called hym, that manne shall not stumble, he shall not shorten hys lyfe, tyll the xii. houre commeth: that is to saye, tyll it pleaseth GOD to take hym oute of thys worlde: he shalbe sure that he shall not shorten hys lyfe in doing that thynge which god hath apoynted hym to do. I pray god giue vnto vs such hearts that we may be content to liue in our callyng, & not to gape further: And first we must walk in the general 〈…〉, ⟨image 131⟩and after yt when God calleth vs, lcaue the generall callyng1