A05143:710
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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The greatest man in a realm cannot so hurt a judge as the pore widow, such a shrewd turn she can do him. And with what armour I pray you? She can bring the judges skin over his ears, & never lay hands upon him. And how is that? Lachrime 1miserorū […] ad maxillas. The tears of the pore fall down upon their cheeks, & ascendunt ad celū, & go up to heaven & cry for vengeance before god, the judge of widows, the father of widows & orphans. Pore people be oppressed even by laws. Ve ijs qui condunt leges iniquas. Woe worth to them that ⟨image 205⟩make evil laws against the poor, what shall be to them that hinder and […] good laws? Quid facietis in die ultionis. What will ye do in the day of great vengeance, When God shall visit you? he saith, he will hear the tears of pore women, when he goeth on visitation. For their sake he will hurt the judge, be he never so high, Deus trans fert regna. He will for widows sakes change realms, bring them into temptation, pluck the judges skins over their heads2 Lambises was a great Emperor, such another as our master is, he had many lord deputies, lord presidents & lieve tenants under him. It is a great while a goo sith I red the history. It chanced he had under him in one of his dominions a briber, a gift-taker, a gratifier of rich men, he follow ed gifts, as fast as he that followed the pudding, a handmaker3 in his office, to make his son a great man, as the old laying is. Happy is the child, whose father goeth to the devil. The cry of the pore widow came to them perors ear, and caused him to flay the judge quick, and laid his skin in his chair of judgement, that all judges, that should give judgement4 afterward, should sit in the same skin. Surely it was a goodly sign, a goodly monument, the sign of the judges skin, I pray God we may once see the sign of the […] in5 England. Ye will say peradventure that this is cruelly & uncharitably spoken, no, no, I do it charitably for a love I bear to my country. God sayeth. Ego visitabo. I will visit. God hath ii. visitations. The first is when he revealeth his word by preachers, & where the first is accepted; the second