A05143:797
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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Our Saviour Christ said to Judas when he was about to betray him, quod facis fac citius, Now when he spake to Peter1 there were none of his disciples by, […] James & John, but ⟨image 233⟩when he spake to Judas they were all present. Well he said unto him, quodfacis sac citius, Speed thy business, that thou hast in thy head, do it. He gave him here a secret monition, that he knew what he intended, if Judas had had grace to have ta ken it and repented. He spake in the singular number to him2 ergo he gave him some preeminence. Belike he made him a Cardinal, and it might full well be, for they have followed Judas ever […]. Here is as good a ground for the College of Cardinals, as the other is for yt supremacy of yt Bishop of Rome. Our Saviour Christ (say they) spake only to Peter for preeminence, because he was chief of the Apostles, and you can show none other cause, ergo this is the cause why he spake to him in the singular number. I dare say there is […] uer a […] at Westminster bridge, but he can answer to this, & give a natural reason of it. He knoweth that one man is able to shove the boat, but one man was not able to cast out the nets: and therefore he said in the plural number, laxate retia. Lose your nets: and he said in the singular number to Peter, launch out the boat. why? because he was3 able to do it. But he spake the other in the plural number, because he was not able to convey the boat, and cast out the nets to. One man could not do it. This would the wherry man say, and that with better reason, then to make such a mystery of it, as no man can spy but they. And the cause why he spake to all, was to show that he will have all christen men to work for their living. It is he that sends food both for the body, and soul, but he will not send it, without labour. He will have all christen people to labour for it, he will, use our labour as a mean whereby he sendeth […] food. This was a wondrous miracle of our Saviour Christ, and did it not only to all4 lure them to his […], but also for our commodity. It was a seal, a seal, to seal his doctrine withal. […] we ye know that such as be keepers of seals, as my Lord Chancellor and such other, what so ever they he, they do not always seal, they have a sealing time.