A05143:789
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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It hath ben all his study to […] this office. He worketh against it as much as he can, he hath prevailed to much, to much in it.1 He hath set up a state of unpreaching prelacy in this […] this. vii. C. year: A state of unpreaching prelacy. He hath made unpreaching prelates: he hath stirred up by heaps to per secute this office in yt title of heresy: He […] stirred up […] magistrates to persecute it in yt title of […]. And he hath stirred up the people to persecute it with […] & […]. […] words: as by the name of ne […], strange preaching: and with impropriations he hath turned preaching in to private masses. If a […] left mass undone on a sunday within these x. years, all England should have won dread at it: but they might have left of the sermon. xx. Sundays2 & never have ben blamed. And thus by these […] private Masses were set up, and preparing of gods word […] den under foot. But what doth he now? what doth he now? ⟨p. 73⟩he […] up to outrageous rearing of rents, that pore3 men shall not be able to find their children at the school to be […]. What an unreasonable […] is this? he provides a great […] before […] for the time that is to come. He hath brought up now of late the […] monstrous kind of covetousness that ever was heard of. He hath […] see farming4 of […], and all […] this […] of preaching: in so much that when any man […] shall […] a benefice, he may go where he will, for any house he shall have to dwell upon, or any glebe land to keep hospitality withal: but he must take up a chamber in an alehouse, & there sit & play at the tables all the day. A goodly curate. He hath cau5 sed also through this monstrous kind of covetousness, patrons to sell their benefices. Yea what doth he more? He gets him to the […], and causeth great men, and […] errs to send their sons thither, & put out poor scholars that should be divines: for their parents […] not they shall be preachers: but that they may have a show of learning. But it were to long to declare unto you, what […] & means the devil hath found to decay the office of salvation, this office of regeneration. But to return to my […]. The people came to here the word of god: […] heard him with silence. I remember now a saying of […], and […] it might […] hereafter in better place: but yet I will take it, whiles it coneth to mind. The saying is this.