A05143:506
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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But we see […] have had experience, that preachers which profess that same word, which Paul taught, are more straightly handled in christian realms, then in […] past they were, when yt rulers […] princes1 were not christians: christen princes be […] earnest to extinguish gods word and his true religion than the heathen were, which knew not or would not know god. But now ye might ask what manner of works were these which our saviour […] done in the presence of Johns disciples, which by and by afterward […] and told their master of it, what special things had our saviour […]. Answer: Luke the Evangelist she […] a great & marvellous act which Christ our saviour had2 done immediately as Johns disciples came unto him. The story is this: when Christ went into a city which is called Nain and many of his disciples following him, and much people: when he was come […] to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out which was yt only son of his mother […] she was a widow, […] much people of yt city went with her: […] here you may note by the way, that these citizens had their burying3 place without the city, which no doubt is a laudable thing: and I do much marvel that London being so rich a city hath not a burying place without: for no doubt it is an unwholesome thing to bury within the city, specially at such a time when there be great sicknesses, so that many […] together, I think […] 4many a man taketh his death in Pauls churchyard: […] this I speak of experience, for I my self when I have been there in some mornings to hear yt sermons, have felt such an ill faud red […] savour, that I was the worse for it a great while after. And I think no less, but it be the occasion of much sickness […] diseases: therefore the citizens of Nain had a good and laudable custom to bury the corpses without yt city, which ensample we may […]. Now […] our saviour saw this corpse, […] the widow, which was now a miserable […] sorrowful woman, for she had lost first her husband, […] afterward her son, in whom she ⟨image 147⟩had all her hope and comfort in this world, him she had love no we: therefore she was sorrowful, and not without cause: