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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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Come forth then, let us see account of your stewardship. An horrible & fearful sentence. Ye may have no longer my goods in your hands. A voice to weep at, and to make men tremble. You see brethren you see, to what evil, the evil stewards must come to. Your labour is paid for if ye can so take heed, that no such sentence be spoken to you, Nay, we must all take heed, lest these […] one day take place in us. But lest the length of my sermon offend you to sore, I will leave the rest of the Parable, and take me to the handling of the end of it, that is, I will declare you, how the children of this world be more witty, crafty and subtle, then are the children of the light in their generation.1 Which sentence, would God it lay in my poor tongue, to explicate with such light of words, that I might seem rather to have painted it before your eyes, then to have spoken it: and that you might rather seem, to see the thing, than to here it. But I confess plainly, this thing to be far above my power. Therefore this being only left to me, I wish for that I have not, & am sorry, that that is not in me which I would so gladly have That is, power so to handle the thing that I have in hand, ⟨image 160⟩that all that I say, may turn to the glory of god, […] health, & the […] of […] body: wherefore I pray […], to […] with me unto God, & that in your petition you desire, that […] two things, he vouchsafe to grant us, first a […] for me to speak rightly, next, ears for you, that in hearing me, ye may take profit at my hand: & that this may come to effect, you shall2 desire him, unto whom our Master Christ bad we should pray, saying even the same prayer, that he him […] institute, Pater noster. Wherein ye shall pray for our most gracious sovereign Lord yt king, chief & supreme head of the church of England, under Christ, & for the most excellent, gracious, & virtuous Lady Queen Jane, his most lawful wife, & for all his, whether they be of the clergy or […], whether they be of the nobility, or else other his graces subjects: not forgetting those, that being departed out of this […] life, now sleep in yt sleep, of peace, & rest from their labours, in quietness, & in peaceable […], faithfully, lovingly, & patiently looking for that, that they clearly shall see, when God shall be so pleased. For all these, & […] grace necessary, ye shall say unto god, gods praier Pater noster.