A05143:944
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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Confirm your kingdom in judgement, and begin doing of your own office your self, even now while you are young, and sit once or twice in the week in council among your Lords, it shall cause things to have good success, and that matters shall not be lingered for the from day to day. It is good for every man to do his own office, & to see that well executed & discharged. Uzziah king in Judah, he would needs do the office of the priest, & he would needs offer incense in yt sanctuary, which to do, was the priests office. But he was so denly […] with the leprosy for his labour, & so continued a leper1 all dais of his life. S. Jhons disciples would have had their master to take upon him that he was Christ. But what said Jhō? Nemo sibi assumit quicquā, nisi datū fuerit ei desuper. No man may take any thing upon him self, except it be given unto him from above. If the Devonshire men had well […] sidered this, they had not provoked the plagues yt they have had light upon them. But unpreaching prelacy hath been the chiefest cause of all this hurly burly and commotions. But if Christ may challenge any kind of men for taking ⟨image 278⟩his office upon them, he may say to the massemongers. Who gave you commission to offer up Christ? who gave you 2authority to take mine office in hand? for it is only christs of fice to do that. It is a great matter to offer christ, if Christ had offered his body at yt last supper, then should we so do to, who is worthy to offer up Christ? an abominable presumption Paul saith Accepit panem, postquam gracias egissit fregit ac dixit, Accipite, edit. He took bread and after that he had given thanks, he brake it, and said. Take ye, eat ye. &c. and so sayd: Hoc est corpus meum, He gave thanks, well then in thanks giving there is non oblation, and when he gave thanks it was not his body.
Confyrme your kingdome in iudgemente, and begin doinge of your own office your self, euen nowe whyle you are yonge, and sytte once or twise in the weeke in councell amonge your Lordes, it shal cause things to haue good successe, and that matters shal not be lingred for the from daye to daye. It is good for euery man to do hys own office, & to se that well executed & discharged. Ozias king in Iuda, he wold nedes do thoffice of the priest, & he wold nedes offer incense in yt sanctuary, which to do, was ye priests office. But he was so dēly wt the lepry for his labor, & so cōtinued a lepre