A05143:617
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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Furthermore let him not prepare unto him self many §3wives, lest his he art recede from god. Nor he shall not §4[…] unto him self, to much gold, and silver. As the text doth rise, I will touch and go a little in every place, until I come unto to much. I will touch all the foresaid thin ges, but not to much. The text is, when thou shalt come into the land. &c. To have a king the Israelites did with much importunity call unto god, & god long before promised them a king and they were full certified thereof, that god had pro1 missed that thing. For unto Abraham he said: Ego crescere te faciam vehementer ponamque te in gentes, sed et reges ex te prodibunt. That is, I will multiply the exceedingly, and will make nations of thee, yea and kings shall spring out of the These words were spoken long before […] children of Israel had any king. Not withstanding, yet God prescribed unto them an order, how they should chose their king, and what manner a man he should be, where he saith: when thou shalt come into the land, &c. As who should say. O ye children of Israel, I know your nature right well, which is evil, and inclined unto all evils. I know that thou wilt chose a king to reign over thee and to appear glorious in the face of the world, after the manners of Gentiles, ⟨p. 25⟩But because thou art […] necked, wild, and art given to walk without a bridle, and line: Therefore now I will prevent thy evil and beastly manners, I will hedge strongly thy way, I will make a durable law, which shall compel thee to walk ordinately, and in a plain way, that is: thou shalt not […] thee a king after thy will and fantasy but after me thy Lord and God. Thus, God conditioned with the Jews, that their king should be such a one as he himself would chose them. This was not much unlike a bargain that I herd of late should be betwixt two friends for a horse, the owner promised the other should have the horse if he would, the other axed the price, he said: xx. nobles. The other would give him but iiii. pound: the owner said he should not have him then. The other claimed the horse because he said, he should have him if he would. Thus this bargain became a Westminster matter, the law2