A05143:762
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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Here I will make a supplication, that ye would bestow so much to the finding of scholars, of good wits, of poor mens sons, to exercise the office of salvation, in reliving of scholars, as ye were1 wont to […] in pilgrimage matters, in trentals, in masses, in pardons, in purgatory matters. Ye bestowed that liberally, bountifully, but this was not well spent. You had a zeal, but not secundum scientiam, not according to knowledge. You may be sure if you […], your goods on this wise, ye shall […] it well to support & uphold gods word, wherein ye shall please God. ⟨p. 62⟩I require no more, but that ye bestow so much Godly, as […] were […] to bestow ungodly. It is a reasonable petition, for Gods sake, look upon it, I say no more. There be none now2 but great mens sons in Colleges, and their Fathers look not to have them preachers, so every way this office of preaching is pinched at. I […] speak no more of scala celi. But I am sure this is […] inferni, the right way to hell, to be covetous, to take bribes, and pervert justice. If a judge should ask me yt 3way to hell, I would show him this way. First let him be a covetous man, let […] heart be poisoned with covetousness. Then let […] go a little further and take bribes, and last pervert judgement. Lo, here is the mother and the daughter, and the daughters daughter. Avarice is the mother, she brings […] taking, and bribe-taking, perverting of judgment.4 There lacks a fourth thing to make up yt mess, which so God help me […] I were judge should be Hangum tuum, a tyburn tippet to take with him, and it where the Judge of the Kings […], my Lord chief Judge of England, yea, and it5 were my Lord Chancellor him self, to tyburn with him. There was with in these. xxx. years a certain widow which, suddenly was attached, had to prison, […], […], […] there were certain learned men that visited her in the prison. Oh I would ye would resort to Prisons. A commendable thing in a […] Realm, I would wish there were Curates for prisons, that we might say, the Curate of Newgate, the Curate