A05143:932
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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If there be a judgement […] a great man & a poor […]: Then must there be a corruption of justice for fear. Oh he is a great man, I […] not displease him. &c. […] upon […], art thou a Judge & wilt be afraid to give ⟨image 273⟩right […]? […] him not be […] great a man but uprightly do true justice. Likewise some pastures go […] 1their cure, they are […] of the plague, they dare not come nigh any sick body: but higher other, and they go away them selves. Out upon […]. The Wolf cometh upon thy flock to devour […], and when they have most need of thee, thou run nest away from them. The soldier also that should go on […], he will draw back as much as he can. […] I shall […]. Oh such and such went, and never came home again: Such men went the last year into Norfolk, and were slain there. Thus they are […] to go. They will labour to tarry at home. If the King command thee to go, […] bound to go, and […] the King, thou […] God. […] serve God, he will not shorten thy days to thine hurt. Well saith some, if they had not gone they had lived unto this […]. How knowest thou that? who made thee so privy of gods counsel? follow thou thy vocation, and serve the king when […] calleth thee. In serving him thou shalt serve God. And […] thy time come, […] shalt not die. It […] that […] 2escaped in such a city, what then? Yet God preserved him, so that he could not perish. Lake therefore an example of […], and every man follow his vocation not fearing men, but […] God. An other seed that Christ was sowing in the Sermon was thys: Qui confessus me fuerit hominibus, confitebor et ego illum coram patre meo. He that confesseth me before men, I shall also confess him hefore my Father. We must confess him with mouth. It was of a Bishop not long ago asked3 as touching this: Laws (saith he) must be obeyed and civil ordinance, I will follow outwardly, but my heart in religion is free to think as I will, So said Fryer Forest half a papist, yea worse then a whole Papist. Well an other […] was: he that sinneth against the holy ghost, it shall not be […] him, neither in this world, nor in the world to come. What is this same sin against the holy […]? an horrible sin that never shall be forgiven, neither in this world, nor in the world to come: What is this sin? final […], and some say impugning of the truth.