A05143:798
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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(For I have heard poor men complain, that they have been put of from time to time of sealing, till all their money were spent, & as they have times to seal in, so our Saviour Christ had his time of ⟨p. 71⟩sealing. When he was […] in earth, with his Apostles, and in the time of the primitive church, Christs doctrine was sufficiently sealed already with seals of his own making, what should our seals do? What need we to seal his seal? it is a confirmed doctrine already. O Luther, when he came into the world first, and disputed against the decretals, the Clementines, Alexandrines, Extravagantines, what a […] had he? But ye will say peradventure he was deceived in some things, I will not take upon me to defend him in all points. I will not stand to it, that all that he wrote was true, I think he would not so himself. For there is no man but he1 may err. He came to further & further knowledge (but surely he was a goodly instrument) well I say when he preached […], they called upon him to do miracles, they were wrought before, & so we need to do no miracles. In deed when the popish2 prelates preached first, they had need of miracles, & the devil wrought some in yt preaching of purgatory. But what kind of miracles these were, all England doth know, but it will not know. A wonderful thing, that the people will continue in their blindness and ignorance still. We have great utility of the miracles of our saviour Jesus Christ. He doth signify unto us by this wonderful work, that he is Lord as well of the water as of the land. A good comfort for those that be on the water, when they be in any tempest or danger to call upon him. The fish here came at his commandment. Here we may learn, that all things in the water are subject to Christ. Peter said, Sir, we have laboured all night, and have not caught one sin, how be it at your word we3 will to it a fresh. By this it appeareth that the gain, the lucre, the revenues that we get, must not be imputed to our labour: we may not say, gramercy labour, it is not our labour it is our saviour Christ that sendeth us living: yet must we labour, for he that said to Peter labour, and he that bad the fishers labour, bids all men to labour in their business. There be some people that ascribe their gains, their increase, gotten by any faculty, to the devil. Is there any trow ye in England would say so?