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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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Then this devil being such one as can never be unlike himself: Lo of Envy, his well beloved Leman he begat the ⟨image 161⟩world, & after left it with Discord at nurse. Which world, after that it came to mans state, had of many Concubines, 1many Sons. He was so fecund a father, & had gotten so many children of lady Pride, dame Gluttony, mistress Avarice, lady Lechery, & of dame Subtlety: that now hard and scant, ye may find any corner, any kind of life, where many of […] children be not. In court, in cowls, in cloisters, in rochets, be they never so white, yea, where shall ye not find them. How be it, they that be secular & lay men, are not by and by children of the world, ne they children of light that are called spiritual, and of the Clergy. No no, as ye may find among the Laity many children of light, so among the Clergy (how much so ever we arrogate these holy titles unto us, and think them only attributed to us: Vos estis lux mundi, pe 2culium Christi. &c. Ye are the light of the world, the chosen people of Christ, a kingly priesthood, an holy nation, & such3 other:) Ye shall find many children of the world, because in all places the world getteth many children. Among the Lay people, the world ceaseth not to bring to pass, that as they be called worldly, so they are worldly in deed, driven headlong by worldly desires, in so much that they may right well seem to have take as well the manners, as the name of their father. In the Clergy, the world also hath learned away, to make of men spiritual, world lings, yea & there also to form worldly children, where with great pretence of holiness, & crafty colour of religion, they utterly desire to hide & cloak the name4 of the world, as though they were ashamed of their father, which do execrate & detest the world (being nevertheless their father) in words & outward signs, but in hart & work they col & kiss him, & in all their lives declare them selves to be his babes, insomuch that in all worldly points, they far pass & surmount those, that they call Seculars, lay men, men of the […]. The child so diligently followeth the steps of his father, never destitute of the aid of his grandfather. These be our holy holy men, that say they are dead to the world, when no men be more lively in worldly things, then some of them be.