A05143:486
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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for the very unfaithful give alms, and do such out […] acts which seem unto us to be good, & be done with a good heart, when it is nothing less. So that I say, […] can not tell as long as we be here in this world which […] ⟨p. 135⟩elect and which not: but at the last day, than it shall appear who is he that […] saved, and again, who shall be damned. And therefore Christ sayeth, our redemption draweth […] near, that is to say, it shall appear unto the whole world, that we be the children of god. Therefore his coming will be a glad and joyful coming unto the faithful: for they1 shall be the children of god, they shall be delivered and rid out of all miseries and calamities. But the unfaithful shall […] to desperation at that day: they that take their pleasures here, they that remember not this day, they shall be condemned with the […] and unchangeable judgement of god. And they shall not […] any men of law, to go […] to defend or […] their causes. […] no, the men of law shall not be troubled at that day in defending of other mens2 causes: but rather they themselves shall be called to make an account for their doings: and there they shall be judged, so that they shall not be able to speak any thing against it: for their own […] and consciences shall and will condemn them. And though this great and general day come not in our time, yet let us consider that we shall dye: and that we have but a short time to live here in this world. And as we dye so we shall rise again. If we dye in the state of damnation we shall rise in that same […]: again if we dye in the state of salvation, we shall rise again in that same estate, and come to everlasting […], both soul and body. For if we dye now in the […] of salvation, then at that last general day of judgement we shall hear this joyful sentence proceeding out of the mouth of our saviour Christ, when he3 will say. Venite […] dicti patris […] paratum […] ab exordio mundi, Come ye blessed of my father,4 possess that kingdom which is prepared for you from the the beginning of the world. And though we have much misery here in this world, though it goeth hard with us, though we must […] in the bridle: yet for all that, we must be content, for […] shall be sure of our deliverance, we shall be sure that our salvation is not far of.