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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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King David being in his childhood, an old man, in his1 second childhood, for all old men are twice children, as the Proverb is. Senex bis puer. […] old man, twice a child, it hap penned with him, as it doth oftentimes, when wicked men of a […] childhood take occasion of evil.
King Dauid being in hys chyldhode, an old man, in hys1 second childhode, for al olde men are twise children, as the Prouerbe is. Senex bis puer. 〈…〉 old man, twise a child, it hap pened wyth him, as it doth oftentimes, when wicked men of a 〈…〉 childhode take occasyon of euyll.
- 1iii. of the kings the first chap.iii. of the kings the fyrst chap.
This king David being weak of nature and impotent, in so much that when he was covered with clothes, he could take no heat, was counselled of his servants to take a fair young maid to nourish him, and to keep him warm in his body, I suppose she was his wife. How be it he had no bodily company with her, and well she might be his wife. For though the scripture do the say. Non cognovit eam. He knew her not, he had no carnal copulation with her, yet it sayth not: Non duxit eam uxorem. He married her not. And I cannot think that king David would have her to warm his bosom in bed, except she had been his wife, having a dispensation of God to have as many wives as he would. For god had dispensed with them to have many1 wives. Well: what happened to king David in his childhood, by the child of the devil? Ye shall hear. King David had a proud son, whose name was Adonias, a man full of ambition, desirous of honour, always climbing, climbing. Now, whiles the time was of his fathers childhood, he would depose his father, not […] of his fathers mind, saying. Ego regnabo. I will reign, I will be king, he was a stout stomacked child; a bywalker, of an ambitious mind, he would not consent to his fathers friends, but gat him a chariot, and men to run before it, and divers