A05143:927
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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Think on this ye that are bribers when ye go secretly about such things, have this in your minds when ye devise your secret fetches and conveyance, how Elisha servant was served and to be openly known. For Gods proverb will be true: there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed.1 He that took the silver basin and […] for a bribe, thinketh that it will never come out, but he may now know that I know it, and I know it not alone, there be mo beside me that know it. Oh briber and […], he was never a good man that will so take bribes. Nor I can never believe that he that is a briber shall be a good Justice. It will never be merry in England till we have the […] of such. For what needeth bribing where men do their things uprightly, as for men that are officers and have a matter of charge in their hands. But now I will play Saint Paul, And translate the thing on my self. I will become the Kings officer for a while. I have to lay out for the King twenty thousands pounds, or a great sum whatsoever it be, well2 when I have laid it out, and do bring in mine account, I must give. iii. hundred marks to have my bills […]. If I have done truly […] uprightly, what should need me to give a penny to have my qylls […]? if I have done my office truly, and do bring in a true account. ⟨image 271⟩[…] should […] be […] one […] for […] of my […] nothing in this: what needeth any3 […] giving, except the […] be false? No man giveth bribes for warranting of his bills, except they be false […].
Thinke on this ye that are brybers when ye go secretly about suche thinges, haue thys in your myndes when ye deuise youre secreate fetches and conuciaunce, how Elizeus seruaunte was serued and to be openly knowen. For Gods prouerbe wyll be true: ther is nothing hidden that will not be reuealed.1 He that tooke the syluer basen and 〈…〉 for abrybe, thinketh that it wyl neuer come oute, but he maie now know that I knowe it, and I knowe it not alone, there be mo beside me that knowe it. Oh bryber and , he was neuer a good man that wyll so take brybes. Nor I can neuer beleue that he that is a bryber shal be a good Iustice. It wyl neuer bee mery in England tyll wee haue the of suche. For what needeth brybynge where menne doo theyr thinges vprightly, as for men that are offycers and haue a matter of charge in theyr handes. But nowe I wyl playe Saint Paule, And translate the thing on my selfe. I wil become the Kings offycer for a whyle. I haue to laye out for the Kinge twentye thousandes poūdes, or a great summe whatsoeuer it bee, wel