A05143:947
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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lo, all was but vanity and vexation of mind, and nothing of any value under the sun. Therefore, leave covetousness, for believe me if I had an enemy. The first thing that I would wish to him, should be, that he might have abundance of richesse, for so I am sure, he should never be in quiet. But think ye there be not many that would be so hurt? But in this place of the gospel. Christ […] & declared this unquietness and uncertainty of great richesse, by a similitude & parable of a great rich man, who had much land that brought forth all fruits plentifully. And he being in a pride of the matter, and much unquiet by reason that he had so much, said to him self: What shall I do, because I have not room enough where to bestow my fruits that have grown unto me of my lands, I will thus do (saith […]) I will pull down my barns, and build greater barns, and I will say to my soul. My soul thou […] much goods laid up in store for many years, take thine ease, eat, drink and be merry. But God said to him. Stulte hac nocte amimam tuam repetunt abs te. Thou fool, thou fool, this night will they take thy soul from thee again. and then, whose shall those things be, which yt hast provided Even so it is with him (saith Christ) that gathereth riches unto him self, & is not rich toward God &c. But yet the covetous man can never be content. I walked one day with a gen tlemā in a park, & the man regarded not mi talk, but cast his head & eye this and that way, so that I perceived he gave no great ear to me, which when I saw: I held my peace. ⟨p. 130⟩At last, oh (quod the gentleman) if this park were mine, I would never desire more while I lived. I answered & said: Sir, and what if ye had this Park to, for there was an other Park even hard by? this gentleman laughed at the matter. And truly I think he was diseased with yt dropsy, the more he had, the more covetous he was to have […] 1more & more. This was a farmer that had a farm hard by it, & if he might have had this Park to it, he would never have desired more. This was a farmer not altogether so covetous a man, as there be many now a days, as for one gentleman to rake up all the farms in the country together in his hands all at ones. And hear one suit more to your highness. There lacketh one thing in this realm, that it hath need of, for Gods sake make so. […] promoters.2