A05143:895
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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And as for our forefathers, seeing we have no charge given us of God, leave them, and commend them unto gods mercy, who disposed better for them then we can wish. But some […] say now, what need we preachers then, God can save his elect without preachers. A goodly reason. God can save my life […] meat and drink, need I none therefore? God can save […] ⟨p. 110⟩[…] place […] place round about the City, and said nothing […], but there is yet. xl. daies (quod he) & […] shall be destroyed. There is no great odds nor difference at the lest wise, in yt […] of words, no nor yet in the sense or meaning between these two […]: There is yet forty days, & Nineveh shall be destroyed, & these words that I have taken to speak of this day: Take heed & beware of […]. For Nineveh should […] destroyed for sin, & of their […] was one, and one of the greatest, so that it is all one in effect. And as they be like concerning the shortness, the paucity of words, yt brevity of words, & also the meaning & purpose: So I would they might be like in fruit & profit. For what cam of Jonah sermon: what was the fruit of it? Ad predicacionem Jonae erediderunt […]. At1 the preaching of […] they believed God. Here was a great fruit, a great effect wrought. What is yt same they believed god They believed Gods Preacher, Gods Officer, Gods Minister Jonah, & were converted from their sin. They […] that (as the preacher said) if they did not repent & amend their life the City should be destroyed within forty days. This was a great fruit, for Jonah was but one man, & he preached but one sermon, & it was but a short sermon, neither as touching the number of words, & yet he turned […] the whole City great and […], rich & poor, king & all. We be many prea […] here in England, & we preach many long sermons, and yet the people will not repent nor convert. This was yt fruit, the2 […] & the good that his sermon did, that all the whole City at […] preaching converted and amended their evil living and did […] in sackcloth. And yet here in this Sermon of Jonah is no great curiousness, no great clerkliness, no great […] of […], […] of painted eloquence, it was none other bat Ad huc quadraginta dies, & […] subuertitur. Yet fortye dayes et Ninive subuertitur, and Nineveh shall be destroyed, it was no more.