A05143:585
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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If the wards & young gentlemen were well brought up in learning and in the knowledge of God, they would not when they come to age so much gave them selves to other vanities. And if the Nobility be well trained in godly learning, the people would follow yt same train. For truly, such as the noble men be, such will the people be. And now the only cause, why noble1 men be not made Lord […], is because they have not been brought up in learning. Therefore for the love of god appoint teachers and school masters, you that have charge of youth, & give the teachers stipends worthy their pains that they may bring them up in Grammar, in Logic, in Rhetoric, in ⟨p. 18⟩Philosophy, in yt civil law and in that which I cannot leave unspoken of, the word of God. Thanks be unto god the nobility, otherwise is very well brought up in learning & Godliness, to the great joy and comfort of England, so that […] is now good hope in the youth, that we shall an other day have a flourishing common wealth, considering their godly education. Yea, and there he all ready noble men enough, though not so many as I would wish able to be Lord Presidents, & wise men enough, for the mint. And as […] a thing it is for Bishops to be Lord presidents or […] to be minters, as it was for the Corinthians to plead matters of variant before heathen Judges. It is also a slander to the noble […] as though they lacked wisdom, and learning to be able for such offices, or else were no men of conscience, or else were not meet to be trusted, and able for such offices. And a prelate hath a charge and cure otherwise, and therefore he cannot discharge his duty, and be a Lord president to. For a presidentship2 requireth a whole man, and a Bishop can not be two men. A Bishop hath his office, a flock to teach, to look unto, and therefore he can not meddle with an other office, which alone requireth a whole man. He should therefore give it over to whom it is meet, and labour in his own business, as Paul writeth to the Thessalonians. Let every man do his own business, & follow his calling. Let the Priest preach, & the noble men handle the temporal matters. Moses was a marvellous man, a good man. Moses was a wonderful fellow, & did his duty being a married man, we lack such as Moses was. Well, I would all men would look to their duty, as God hath call led them, & then we should have a flourishing Christian common weal.