A05143:917
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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But as it is a part of your penance ye […] to travel in bearing your Children: so is it a part of your penance to be subjects unto your husbands, ye are underlings, underlings, and must be obedient. ⟨image 267⟩But this is now made a trifle and a small matter. And yet it is a sad matter, a godly matter, a ghostly matter. A matter of damnation and salvation. And Paul faith that a woman ought to have a power on her head. What is this to have a1 power on her head? It is a manner of speaking of the scripture, and to have her power on her head, is to have a sign and token of power, which is by covering of her head, […] that she hath a superior above her, by whom she ought to be ruled and ordered. For she is not immediately under God, but mediately. For by their iniuncion the husband is their head under God and they subjects unto their husbands. But this power that some of them have is disguised gear and strange fashions. They must wear French hoods, and I can not tell you I, what to call it. And when they make them ready and come to the covering of their head, they will call and say, give me my French hood, and give me my Bonnet or my cap and so forth. I would with that the women would call the covering of their heads by the terms of the scripture. As when she would have her cap I would […] would say: give me my power, I would they would learn to speak, as the […] ghost speaketh, and call it by such a name as Saint2 Paul doth. I would they would (as they have much […] king) when they put on their cap, I would they would have this meditation, I am now putting on my power upon my head, If they had this thought in their minds, they would not make so much pricking up of them selves as they dos now a days. But now here is a vengeance devit: we must have our power from Turkey of Velvet, and gay it must be. Far fet, dear hought, and when […] cometh it is a false […] I had rather have a true English sign then a false sign […] Turkey. It is a false sign when it covereth not their heads as it should do. For if they would keep it under the power as they ought to do, there should not any such Tussocks nor tufts he seen, as there be, nor such laying out of the […] 3nor braiding to have it open. I would marvel of it how it should come to be so abused and so far out of order, saving that I know by experience;