A05143:799
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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Now if any man should come to another ⟨image 234⟩and so gat his living by the devil, he would fall out with him. There is not a man in England that so safeth, yet […] there some that think it. For all that get it with false buying1 & selling, with circumvention, with usury, impostures, mixed wares, false weights, deceiving their lords and may sters, all those, that get their good & on this fashion, what do they think, but that the devil sends them gains & riches. For they be his (being unlawfully gotten,) what is this to say, but that the devil is author of their […], when they be so gotten? For god inhibites them Deus non volens iniquiratem tues, God will no iniquity. These folk are greatly deceived. There be some again impute all to their labours and works. […], on the holy day, they cannot find in their2 hearts to come to the Temple, to the blessed communion, they must be working at home. These are wide again on the other side. And some there be that think, if they work nothing at all, they shall have enough: they will have no good exercise, but gape and think that god will send meat into their mou thes, and these are far wide: they must work: he had the fishers3 work. Our saviour Christ […] Peter work, & he that said so to them, says the same to us, every man in his arte, Benedictio dei facit divite n. The blessing of god maketh a man rich. He lets his sun shine upon the wicked, aswell as upon the good, he sends riches both to good and bad. But this blessing turns to them into a malediction, and a curse, it increaseth their damnation. Saint Paul writing to the Thessalonians, did put an order how every man should work in his […]. Cum essemus apud vos, hoc praecipiebamus […], ut si quis nollet operari, is nec edat.
Now if any man should come to another ⟨image 234⟩and so gat hys lyuing by the diuell, he would fall out with him. There is not a man in England that so safeth, yet 〈…〉 there some that thinke it. For all that get it with false bying