A05143:556
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 let them be in profession & name, most farthest from the world, most alienate from it, yea so far, that they may seem to […] no occupying, no kindred, no affinity, nothing to do ⟨p. 7⟩with it: yet in their life & deeds, they show them selves no […], but right begotten children of the world, as that which the world long sithens had by his dear wife dan Hypocrisy, & since hath brought them up & multiplied them to more then a good many, […] them to much, to much, all be it they swear by all he Saints & the Saints to, that they know not their father, nor mother, neither the world, nor Hypocrisy, as in deed they can semble & dissemble all things, which thing they might learn wonderful well of their parents. I speak not of all religious men, but of those that the world hath fast knit at his girdle, even in the midst of their religion, that is, of many, & mo then many. For I fear, least in all orders of men, the better, I must say, the greater part of them be out of order, & children of the world. Many of these might seem ingrate and unkind children, that will no better acknowledge and recognise their parents in words & outward […], but abrenounce & cast them of, as though they hated them as dogs, and serpents. Howbeit they, in this wise, are most grateful to their parents, because they be most like them, so lively representing them in countenance & conditions, that their1 parents seem in them to be young again, for as much as they ever say one, & think an other. They show them selves to be as sober, as temperate, as Curius the Roman was, & live every day, as though all their life were a shroving time. They be like their parents I say, in as much as they in following them, seem & make men believe they hate them. Thus Grandfather devil, father world, & mother Hypocrisy, have brought, them up. Thus good obedient sons have borne away their parents commandments, neither these be solitary, how religious, how mocking, how munking, I would say; […] they be. O ye […] lay this to my charge, that Monachus & Solitarius signifieth all one. I grant this to be so, yet these be so solitary that they he not alone, but accompanied with great flocks […] Fraternities. And I marvel if there be not a great sort of Bishops & […], that are brethren german unto these, & as a great sort, so even as right borne, & worlds children by as god title as they.
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