A05143:946
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
have things necessary, and we may have abundance of things, but the abundance doth not make us blessed. It is no good argument. Quo plus quisque habet, tanto beatus vivit. The more riches that a man hath the more haply & the more blissfully he liveth. For a certain great man that had purchased much lands a thousand marks by year: or I wot not what, a great portion he had. And so on the way as he was1 in his journey towards London, or from london, he fell sick by the way. A disease toke him, that he was constrained to lie upon it. And so being in his bed the disease grew more […], upon him, that he was by his friends, that were about him very godly advised to look to him self, & to make him ready to god, for there was non other likelihood but that he must die without remedy. He cried out, what? shall I dye (quod he) wounds, sides, hart, shall I dye, & thus go from my goods? go fetch me son physician that may save my life, wounds and sides shall I thus die? There lay he still in his bed like a block with nothing but wounds & sides shall I dye? With in a very little while he died in deed, & then lay he like a block in deed. There was black gowns, torches, tapers & ringing of belles, but what is become of him, God […] & not I. But hereby this ye may perceive that it is not the ha boundaunce of riches that maketh a man to live quietly & blissfully. But the quiet life is in a mediocrity. Mediocres optime viunt. (saith he) they that are in a mean do live best.2 And there is a proverb which I red many years ago. Dimi dium plus toto. The half sometimes more then the hole. The mean life is the best life, and the most quiet life of all. ⟨image 279⟩If a man should fill him self up to the throat, he should not find ease in it, but displeasure, and with the one half he might satisfy his greedy appetite. So this great richesse never maketh a mans life quiet, but rather troublous I remember here a saying of Solomon, and his example. Coaceruavi mihi argentum & aurum. I gathered silver and gold together (say the he) I provided me singers, and women which could play on instruments to make men mirth and pastime, […] gate me Psalteries and songs of music &c. And thus my: hart rejoiced in all that I did. But what was the end of all this? Cum conuertissem me ad omnia, when I considered (saith Solomon) all the works that my hands had wrought &c.