A05143:890
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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Show me one man in all England that is the poorer for paying the king his duty, for being a true dealing man, a good alms man &c. Many have come to poverty by dissing, carding, riot, whore dome and such like. But never no man by truth, mercy, alms, right dealing with the king. In the cardinals time men were put to their oaths to swear what they were worth. It was a fore thing, and a thing I would wish not to be followed. O Lord what perjury was in England by that swearing, I think this realm fareth the worse yet for that perjury. For doubtless many one willingly and wittingly forswore them selves at that time. It is a dear time thou wilt say, and men have much a do to live, therefore it is a good policy to set my self much less then I am, well, that is thy worldly policy, and with it thou runnest into the curse of God for breaking his word and commandment: Give to Caesar, that which is due to Caesar. I will tell thee a good policy to keep thy stock, and to maintain thine estate, not a policy of the world, but of Gods word, and it is this. Quaerite primum regnum dei, & institiam eius, & baec omnia a diicienturvobis, seek first the kingdom of God, & 1the righteousness of it, and all these things shall be plenteously given to you. Dost thou not believe this to be true? is Christ an hollow man, an untrue man, a dissembler? The Pharisees make him a true man, and we make him a false harlot. He is a true man, and his words and promise are true. Nay we be false hollow hearted, and therefore justly punished. For if we would credit his words, it should without doubt be given us a boundantly upon heaps, yea more then we could desire. ⟨p. 107⟩When we pray for things unto almighty God, what ask we, do we ask forth with at yt first chop our necessaries? Nay2 Christ taught us first to pray: Our father which art in heaven, hallowed by thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be don in earth as it is in heaven. &c. First we pray these petitions, for faith, hope, and charity, that Gods honour may in all things be set out among us, and then we pray after for bodily things. But we now leave these petitions, and would be in panem nostrum at the first dash, we would have our daily bread at the first chop, & so we have that, we force little of the other.
Shew me one man in all England that is the porer for paying the king his duty, for being a true dealing man, a good almes man &c. Many haue come to pouerty by dising, carding, riot, whore dome and such like. But neuer no man by truthe, mercye, almes, right dealing with the king. In the cardinals time mē wer put to their othes to swear what they wer worth. It was a fore thing, and a thing I wold wish not to be folowed. O Lorde what periurye was in Englande by that swearinge, I thincke this realme fareth the worsse yet for that periury. For doutlesse many one willingly and wittingly forsware them selues at that time. It is a dear time thou wilt say, and men haue much a do to liue, therfore it is a good pollicy to set my self much lesse then I am, well, that is thy worldly pollicye, and with it thou runnest into the curse of God for breaking his worde and commaundement: Geue to Ceasar, that which is due to Ceasar. I wyl tel thee a good pollicy to kepe thy stocke, and to maintain thine estate, not a pollicy of the world, but of Gods word, and it is this. Quaerite primum regnum dei, & institiam eius, & baec omnia a diicienturvobis, seke fyrst the kingdome of God, &