A05143:478
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 likewise he sayeth: Vivo ego dicit domin, nolo mortem1 peccatoris sed ut conuertatur & vivat, As truly as I live (sayeth the Lord god) I will not the death of a sinner, but rather that he shall turn and live. It is not his pleasure when we be damned, therefore he sweareth an oath: we ought2 to believe him without an oath: yet to satisfy our minds and to the intent that we should believe him, and be the better assured of his good will towards us, he sweareth this oath. Now therefore if we will follow him and leave our wicked living, convert and turn our selves unto him, be sorry for that which is paste, & intend to antend our life now forward: if we do so, no doubt we shall live with him everlastingly, world without end. Therefore let every one of us go in to his own heart, and when he findeth that he hath been a wicked man, an ireful man, a covetous or a slothful man: let him repent and be sorry for it. And take a good purpose to leave that same sin, where in he hath lien before. Let us not do as the Jews did, which were styfnecked, they would not leave their since, they had a pleasure in the same, they would follow their old traditions,3 refusing the word of GOD: therefore their destruction came worthily upon them. And therefore (I say) let us not follow them, lest we receive such a reward as they had, lest everlasting destruction come `upon us, and so we be caste out of the favour of god, and finally lost world without end.
So lykewise he saieth: Viuo ego dicit domin, nolo mortem1 peccatoris sed vt conuertatur & viuat, As truely as I lyue (saieth the Lorde god) I wyll not the deathe of a synner, but rather that he shall turne and lyue. It is not his pleasure when we be damned, therfore he sweareth an oth: we ought2 to beleue hym without an othe: yet to satisfye oure myndes and to the intente that we shoulde beleeue hym, and bee the better assured of his good wil towardes vs, he sweareth this othe. Now therfore yf we wyll folow hym and leaue our wic ked lyuyng, conuerte and turne our selfes vnto hym, be sory for that which is paste, & intende to antend our lyfe now forward: yf we do so, no doute we shal lyue wt hym euerlastingly, world without ende. Therfore let euery one of vs go in to hys owne heart, and when he fyndeth that he hath brne a wycked man, an yrefull man, a couetuous or a slouthefull man: lette hym repente and bee sorye for it. And take a good purpose to leaue that same synne, where in he hath lyen before. Lette vs not doe as the Jewes dydde, which were styfnecked, they woulde not leaue theyr synnes, they hadde a pleasure in the same, they woulde folowe theyr olde tradicions,