A05143:825
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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Saint Paul had brought yt […] to the profession of the faith, & left them in that […], they had received the spirit once but they sinned again, as he testified of them him self. He sayeth: Currebatis been. Ye were once in a right state, and again; recepistis spiritū ex operibus legis, an ex justicia fidei? Once they had the spirit by faith, but false prophets came (when he was gone from them) & they plucked them clean away from all that Paul had planted them in, and then said Paul unto them. O stulti Galathe quis vos fascinavit? If this be true, we may lose the spirit, that we have once possessed. It is a fod thing, I will not tarry in it. But now to the passion again. […] had been with his father, & felt no help, he had been with his friends, and had no comfort, he had prayed twice, and was not hard, what did he now? did he give prayer over? no, he goeth again to his father, and sayeth the same again, father1 if it be possible, away with this cup, here is an example for us, although we be not hard at the first time, shall we give over our prayer? nay we must to it again, we must be instant in prayer. He prayed thrice and was not hard, let us pray three score times, […] are […] dull now a days in prayer, to come to sermons, to resort to common prayer. You housekeepers, & especially great men give example of prayer in your houses. Well, did his father look upon2 him this second time? no, he went to his friends again, thinking to find some comfort there, but he finds them a sleep again, more deeper a sleep then ever they were. Their eyes were heavy with sleep. There was no comfort at all, they wist not what to say to him. A wonderful thing, how he was tossed from post to pillar, one while to his father, and was destitute at his hand, another while to his friends, and found no comfort at them, his father gave him looking on, and suffered him to bite upon the bridle a while. ⟨image 243⟩Almighty God beheld this battle, that he might enjoy that honour and glory, that in his name all knees should bow, Celestium, Terrestrium, et infernorum, in heaven, earth & hell. This that the father would not hear his own Son, was3 an other punishment due to our sin. When we cry unto him, he will not hear us. The prophet Jeremy sayeth: Clamabunt ad me, & ego non exaudiam eos.