A05143:706
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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Here is the promise, here is the comfort, Glorificabis me. Thank me, accept me for the author of it, and thank not this creature or that for it. Here is the judge of all judges, come unto him, and he will hear you. For he sayeth: Quicquid petieritis patrem in nomine meo. &c. What so ever ye […] my father in my name, shall be given you thorough my merits. You miserable people […] are […] in the world, ask of my father in your distresses, but put […] afore,1 […] you come not with brags of your own merits, but come in my name, and by my merit. He hath not the […] of this stout judge, he will bear your […], he will not be angry at your crying and calling. The Prophet sayeth: Speraverunt in te patres nostri & exaudivisti illos. Thou God, thou God, our fathers did cry upon thee, and thou hardest them. Art not thou our God as well as theirs? There is nothing more pleasant to God, then for to put him in remembrance of his goodness2 showed unto our forefathers. It is a pleasant thing to tell God of the benefits that he hath done before our time. Go to Moses, who had the guiding of God's people, see how he used prayer as an instrument to be delivered3 out of adversity, when he had great rough mountains on every side of him, and before him the red sea, Pharaoh's host behind him, peril of death round about him. What did he? despaired he? no. Whether went he? He repaired to God with this prayer, and said nothing. Yet with a great ardency of spirit, he pierced Gods ears. Now help or never good Lord, no help, but in thy hand quod he. Thoughe he never moved his lips, yet the scripture sayeth: he cried out, and the Lord heard him, and sayd: quid clamas ad me? Why criest thou out so loud? The people hard him say nothing, and yet God said. Why criest4 thou out? Straight ways he stroke the water with his rod, and divided it, and it stood up like two walls on either side, between the which gods people passed, & the […] were drowned. Joshua was in anguish, and like di5 stress at Jericho, that true captain, yt faithful judge, no follower of retributions, no […], he was no money ⟨image 204⟩