A05143:518
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 […] if he had followed the counsel of his disciples, & had put his trust in his godly conversation, no doubt […] should have been gone to the devil. For though we are commanded1 to do good works, & we ought to do them: yet for all that, we must beware how we do them: when we do them […] yt end to be saved by them, then we do them not as we ought ⟨p. 144⟩to do: then we thrust Christ out of his seat and […]. For in deed the kingdom of god is merited, but not by us. Christ he merited the kingdom of heaven for us, through his most pain full death […] passion. There hath been many perfect […] among the heathen, which lived very well and uprightly, as concerning their outward […], but for all that they went to the devil in the end, because they knew not Christ: for so saith scripture, whosoever believeth not in the son, he is judged already. Therefore let us learn to know Christ, & to believe in him: for knowledge must go before the believe, we must first hear yt word of god & know it: And afterward we must believe the same, & then we must wrestle and strive with sin & wickedness, as much as it is possible for us: and so live well and godly, & do all manner of good works, which god hath […] us in his holy laws: & then we shall be rewarded in everlasting life, but not with everlasting life: for yt […] life is a gift of god, a […] gift, […] unto men through Christ. Now when the disciples of […] were come to Christ, & had done their […], had asked him whether he were Christ2 or not: our […] said unto them: Go & show John again what ye have heard & […]: & […] we may learn by the way, what a patient man our saviour Christ was, which could so well bear with the grossness of Johns disciples: for they had […] before many times of John, their […], that Christ was the saviour […] the world, yet they could not […] it: and so with their […] they came to Christ, which refused them not nor yet reviled them, but entreating them most lovingly & gently, beareth with their weakness: leaving us an […] to do so to. For we may […] here by his […], not to be hasty, but to3 […] with our neighbours, though they be not by and by […] we would have them to be: yet we […] not by and by revile them, or […] them out of our company, as […], but […] with their weakness, like as Christ beareth with the disciples of John.