A05143:49
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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A child of hers had ben sick by the space of a year, and1 so decayed, as it were in a consumption: At the length it dyed in harvest time. She went to her neighbours and other friends to desire their help, to prepare the child to the burial, but there was no body at home, every man was in the field. The woman in a heaviness and trouble of spirit, went to being her self alone prepared the child to the burial: her husband coming home, not having great love towards her, accused her of the murder, and so she was taken and brought to Cambridge: But as […] as I could learn, through earnest inquisition ⟨p. 14⟩I thought in my conscience the woman was not guilty, all the circumstances well considered. Immediately2 after this I was called to preach before the king, which was my first sermon that I made before his […], and it was done at Windsor: where his majesty after the sermon was done did most […] talk with me in a gallery. Now, when I saw my time, I kneeled down before his Majesty opening the whole matter, and afterward most humbly desired his Majesty to pardon that woman. For I thought in my conscience she was not guilty: else I would not for all the world sue for a murderer. The king most graciously heard my humble request, in so much that I had a pardon ready for her at my return homeward. In the mean season that same woman was delivered of a child in the tour at Cambridge, whose Godfather I was, and mistress3 Cheek was godmother. But all that time I hid my par don, and told her nothing of it, only exhorting her to confess the trueth: At the length the time came when she looked to suffer, I came as I was wont to do, to instruct her, she made great moan to me, and most earnestly4 required me, that I would find the means that she might be […] her suffering. For she thought she should have been damned if she should suffer without purification. Where master Bilney and I told her that that that law was made unto the Jews, and not unto us, and that women lying in childbed […] not unclean afore God; neither is purification used to that end that it should cleanse from sin, but rather a […] and […] law made for natural honesty sake: