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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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Argentum tuum1 versum est in scoriam, thy silver is turned in dross, thy ware is false, thou hast a delight in falsehood and deceit, thou gettest thy good per fas & nefas, by lawful and unlawful means: But the increase that the godly man hath, cometh of god, as the scripture saith: Benedictio dei facit divitem, The blessing of god maketh rich. Now there be some that will2 say, if the blessing or the increase rome not of my labour, then I will not labour at all. I will tarry till god sendeth me my food, for he is able to feed me without my labour or travel. No, we must labour, for so are we commanded to do, but we must look for the increase at gods hands: like as Peter did, he laboured the whole night, yet he toke nothing at all till Christ came. And yet this is not a certain rule, he that much laboureth shall have much. For though a man labour much, yet for all that he shall have no more then god hath appointed him to have: for even as it pleaseth GOD, so he shall have, Nam domini est terra & plenitudo eius, For the3 earth is the Lords, and all that is therein: and when we4 have much, then we are accountable. For much, for no doubt we must make a reckoning for that which we receive at gods hands.
Argentum tuum1 versum est in scoriam, thy siluer is turned in drosse, thy ware is false, thou hast a delite in falshode and deceite, thou gettest thy good per fas & nefas, by lauful and vnlauful mea nes: But the increase that the godlye man hath, commeth of god, as the scripture saith: Benedictio dei facit diuitem, The blessyng of god maketh ryche. Now there be some that wyll2 say, if the blessyng or the increase rome not of my labor, then I wyll not labour at all. I wyll tary tyll god sendeth me my foode, for he is able to fede me without my labor or trauel. No, we must labour, for so are we commaunded to doe, but we must looke for the increase at gods handes: lyke as Peter dyd, he laboured the whole nyght, yet he toke nothyng at all tyll Christ came. And yet this is not a certaine rule, he that much laboreth shall haue much. For though a man labour muche, yet for all that he shall haue no more then god hathe appoynted hym to haue: for euen as it pleaseth GOD, so he shall haue, Nam domini est terra & plenitudo eius, For the