A05143:791
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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What should be the cause, that our Saviour Christ went into the boat? the scripture calleth it. Navis or navicula, […] it was no ship, it was a fishers […], they were not able to1 have a ship. What should be the cause, why he would not stand on the bank and preach there, but he desired Peter to draw the boat somewhat from the shore in to the midst of the water, what should be the cause? One cause was, for that be might sit there more commodiously, then on the bank, an other cause was, for that he was like to be thrust into the pond of the people that came unto him. Why? our saviour Christ might have withstand them, he was strong […] to2 have kept himself from thrusting into the water. He was stronger then they all, and if he had listed he might have stand on the water, as well as he walked on the water: truth it is, so might he have done in deed. But as it was sometime his pleasure to show the power of his Godhead, so he declared now the […] and imbecility of his manhood. Here […] 3giveth us an example what we shall do, we must not tempt god by any miracles, so long as we may walk by ordinary […]. As our saviour Christ, when the devil had him on the top of the temple, & would have had him cast himself down, he made him this answer. Non tentabis dominum deum […]. […] not tempt thy lord god, as if he should have said, ⟨p. 74⟩we may not tempt god at all. It is no […] now to show any miracles: there is an other way to go down, by gresin ges. Thus he did to show us an example, that we must not4 tempt God, except it be in extreme necessity, and when we cannot other ways remedy the matter, to leave it all to5 God, else we may not tempt the majesty of his […]. Beware tempting of God? well, he comes to Symons boat, and why rather to Symons boat then another. I will answer, as I find in experience in my self. I came hither to day from Lambeth in a wherry, and when I came to take my boat, the water men came about me (as the manner is) and he would have me, and he would have me. I toke one of them. Now ye will ask me why, I came in that boat, rather then in another, because I would go into that, that I see stand next me, it stood more […] for me. And so did Christ by Simons boat. It stood nearer for him, he saw a better seat in it. A good natural reason.