A05143:905
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 I will not dispute the matter with them (saith God) from day to day, and never the near, but if they will not amends within an hundred and twenty years, I shall bring in an universal flood over their ears and destroy them all. ⟨p. 111⟩such another in comparison of London. Such a City was1 Nineveh, it was three days journey to go through every street of it, and to go but from street to street. There was noble men, rich men, wealthy men, there was vicious men and covetous men, and men that gave them selves to all voluptuous living, and to worldliness of getting riches. Was this a time well chosen and discreetly taken of Jonah, to come & reprove them of they sin, to declare unto them the threatenings of God, and to tell them of their Covetousness, and to say plainly unto them, that except they repented & amended their evil living, they & their City should be destroyed of Gods hand within. xl. days? And yet they heard Jonah and gave place to his preaching. They heard the threatenings of God and […] his stroke and vengeance, and believed God, that is, they believed Gods Preacher and Minister, they believed that God would be true of his word, that he spake by the mouth of his prophet, and there upon did penance, to turn a way the wrath of God from them. Well what shall we say? I will say this and not spare, Christ sayeth: Nineveh shall arise against the Jews at the last day and bear witness against them, because that they hearing Gods threatenings for syn. Ad predicationem Jone in cinere & sacco egerunt penitentiam, thes did penance at the preaching of Jonah in ashes and sackcloth2 (as the text sayeth there) and I say Nineveh shall arise against England (thou England) Nineveh shall arise against England, because it will not believe God, nor hear his preachers that cry […] unto them, nor amend their lives, & specially their Covetousness. Covetousness is as great a sin now, as it was then, and it is the same sin now, it was then. And he will as sure strike for sin now, as he did then. But ah good God that would give them a time of repentance after his threatening. First to see whither they would amend or not or he would destroy them. For even from the beginning of the world they fell to sin. The first age from Adam which was about two thousand years they fell ever to sin and they had preachers Noah and Enoch & other holy fathers.