A05143:560
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 the children of this world, have worldly policy, forely craft, lionlike cruelty, power to do hurt, more then either […] or Basiliscus, engendering & doing all things fraudulently, deceitfully, guilefully. Which as Nembrothes & such sturdy and stout hunters, being full of simulation and dissimulation, before the Lord, deceive the children of light, and cumber them easily. Hunters go not forth in every mans sight, but do their affairs closely, and with use of guile and deceit, ware every day more craftier then other. The children of this world by like crafty hunters, they be misnamed children of light, for as much as they so hate light, & so study to do the works of darkness. If they were the children of light, they would not love darkness. It is no marvel, that they go about to keep other in darkness, seeing they be in darkness, from top to toe overwhelmed with darkness, darker than is the darkness of hell. Wherefore it is well done, in all orders of men, but in especial in the order of prelates, to put a difference between children of light, and children of the world, because great deceit ariseth, in taking the one for the other. Great imposture cometh, when they that the common people take for the light, go about to take the sun and, ⟨p. 9⟩the light out of the world. But these be easily known, both by the diversity of minds, and also their armours. For where as the children of light are thus minded, that they seek their […], wealth, and profit, with loss of their own commodities, & oft times with jeopardy of their life: The children of the world, contrary wise, have such stomachs, that they will sooner see them dead, that doth them good, then sustain any loss of temporal things. The armour of the1 children of light, are first the word of God, which they […] set forth, and with […] diligence put it abroad, that as much as in them lieth, it may bring forth fruit: after this, patience & prayer, with the which in all adversities the Lord comforteth them. Other things they […] to God, unto whom they leave all revengement. The armour of the children of the world,2 […] sometime frauds and deceits, sometime lies and […]: By the first, they make their dreams, their traditions: by the second, they […] and confirm their dreams, be they never so absurd, never so against scripture, […], reason.