A05143:698
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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I here say there is a certain conning come up in mixing of wares. How say you, were it no wonder to hear that cloth makers should become poticaries. Yea and as I hear1 say, in such a place, where as they have professed the Gospel, and the word of God most earnestly of a long time. See how busy the Devil is to slander the word of God? Thus the pore gospel goeth to wrack. If his cloth be. xviii yards long, he will set him on a rack, & stretch him out with ropes, and rack him till the sinews shrink a gain, whiles he hath brought him to. xxvii. yards. When they2 have brought him to that perfection, they have a pretty feat to thick him again. He makes me a powder for it, & plays the poticary, they call it flock powder they do so in corporate3 it to the cloth, that it is wonderful to consider, truly a goodly invention. Oh that so goodly wits should be so ill applied, they may well deceive the people but they can not deceive God. They, were wont to make beds of flocks & it was a good bed to. Now they have turned their flocks into powder to play the false thieves with it. O wicked devil what can he not invent to […] Gods word? These mixtures come of covetousness. They are plain theft. ⟨p. 44⟩Woe worth that these flocks should so slander the word of God. As he said to the Jews, thy wine […] mingled with water, so might he have said to us of this land. Thy4 clothe is mingled with […] powder. He goeth yet on. This seditious man reproveth this honourable city, and sayeth: Principes tui infidels. Thou land of Jerusalem, thy magistrates, thy judges are unfaithful, they keep no touch they will talk of many gay things, they will pretend this and that, but they keep no promise. They be worse than unfaithful, he was not afraid to call the officers unfaithfull. Et […] furum. Fellows of thieves: for […] and thieves fellows, be all of one sort. They were wont to say. Ask my fellow if I be a these. He calleth princes thieves? What?5 Princes thieves? What a seditions harlot was this! was he worthy to live in a common wealth that would call princes on this wise, fellows of thieves; Had they a standing at Shooter's hill, or Stangat hole to take a purse. Why? did they stand by the high way side? Did they rob? or […] open any mans house or door? No, no. That is a gross kind of thieving. They were princes, they had a […] kind of theving. Omnes diligunt munera.