A05143:696
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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He went to the root of the matter, which was covetousness. He espied two points in it, that either it came of covetousness, which became him to reprove, or else that it tended to the hurt of the poor people, for the naughtiness of the silver was the occasion of dearth of all things in the Realm. ⟨image 201⟩He imputeth it to them as a great crime. He may be called a master of sedition in deed. Was not this a seditious harlot to tell them this to their beards? to their face?
He wente to the roote of the matter, whych was couetousnes. He espyed two poyntes in it, that eyther it came of couetousnes, whyche became hym to reproue, or els that it tended to the hurte of the poore people, for the noughtynes of the siluer was the occasyon of dearthe of all thinges in the Realme. ⟨image 201⟩He imputeth it to them as a great crime. He may be called a master of sedicion in dede. Was not this a sedicious harlot to tell them this to their beardes? to their face?
This seditious man goeth also forth, saying: Vinum tuum mixtuum est aqua. Thy wine is mingled with water. Here he meddleth with vintners, be like there were brewers in1 those days, as there be now. It had ben good for our missal priests to have dwelled in that country, for they might have ben sure to have had their wine well mingled with water. I remember how Scrupulous I was in my time of2 blindness and ignorance, when I should say mass, I have put in water twice or thrice for failing, in so much when I have ben at my Memento, I have had a grudge in my conscience, fearing that I had not put in water enough, […] that which is here spoken of wine, he meaneth it of all arts, in the city, of all kinds of faculties, for they have all their meddles and minglings. That he speaketh of one thing, he