A05143:694
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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Thus they burdened me ever with sedition. So this gentleman cometh up now with sedition. And wot ye what? I chanced in my last Sermon to speak a merry word of the new shilling (to refresh my auditory) how I was like1 to put away my new shilling for an old groat, I was here in noted to speak seditiously. Yet I comfort my self in one thing, that I am not alone, and that I have a fellow. For it is, Consolatio miserorum. It is the comfort of the wretched to have company. When I was in trouble, it was objected and said unto me that I was singular, that no man2 thought as I thought, that I loved a singularity in all that I did, and that I took away, contrary to the king, and the whole parliament, and that I was travailed with them, that had better wits then I, that I was contrary to them all. Mary sir this was sore thunderbolts. I thought it an irk some thing to be alone, and to have no fellow. I thought it was possible it might not be true that they told me. In the. vii. of John the priests sent out certain of the Jews to bring Christ unto them violently. When they came into the temple and heard him preach, they were so moved with his preaching, that they returned home again, and said to them that sent them. Nunquam sic locutus est homo ut ⟨p. 45⟩hic homo. There was never man spake like this man. Then answered the Pharyses: Num et vos seducit estis? What ye brainsick fools, ye hoddy pecks. Ye doddy polls,3 ye huddes, do ye believe him? are you seduced also? Nunquis ex Principibus credit in eum? Did ye see any great man, or any great officer take his part? do ye see any body follow him, but beggarly fishers, and such as have nothing to take to? Nunquis […] Pharisees? Do ye see any holy man? any perfect man? any learned man take his part? Turba que ignorat legem execrabilis est. This lay people is […], it is they that know not the law, that takes his part, and none ells.4 Lo here the Pharisees had nothing to […] yt people, with all, but ignorance. They did as our bishops of England, who […] the people always with ignorance where they were the cause of it themselves. There were saith S. John. Multi ex principibus qui crediderunt in eum. Many of the chief men believed in him, and that was contrary to the Pharisees saying, Oh then by like they belied him, he was not alone. So thought I, there be more of mine opinion