A05152:18
The sermon that the reverend father in Christ, Hugh Latimer, Bishop of Worcester, made…The sermon that the reuerende father in Christ, Hugh Latimer, Byshop of Worcester, made…
The sermon that the reverend father in Christ, Hugh Latimer, Bishop of Worcester, made to the clergy, in the co[n]uocatio[n], before the Parliament began, the 9. day of June, the 28. year of the reign of Our Sovereign Lord King Henry the VIII now translated out of Latin into English ; to the inte[n]t, that thing is well said to a few, may be understand of many, and do good to all the[m] that desire to be better.The sermon that the reuerende father in Christ, Hugh Latimer, Byshop of Worcester, made to the clergie, in the co[n]uocatio[n], before the Parlyament began, the 9. day of June, the 28. yere of the reigne of Our Souerayne Lorde Kyng Henry the VIII nowe translated out of Latyne into Englyshe ; to the inte[n]t, that thing is well said to a fewe, may be vnderstande of many, and do good to al the[m] that desyre to be better.
London: printed by Thomas Berthelet, 1537
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¶ I gave you also keys, not earthly 1keys, but heavenly. I left my goods, that I have evermore most highly esteemed, that is, my word and sacraments, to be dispensed of you. These benefits, I gave you, and do you give me these thanks? Can ye find in your hearts, thus to abuse my goodness, my benignity, my gentleness? Have ye thus deceived me? No no, ye have not deceived me, but your selves. My gifts and benefits toward you, ⟨image 9⟩shall be to your greater damnation. Because ye have contemned the lenity and clemency of the master of the house, ye have right well deserved, to abide the rigour & severity of the Judge. Come forth than, let us see account of your stewardship. An horrible and fearful sentence. ye may have no longer my goods in your hands. A voice to weep at, and to make men tremble.
¶ I gaue you also keyes, not erthly 1keyes, but heuenly. I left my godes, that I haue euermore mooste highely estemed, that is, my worde and sacramentes, to be dispensed of you. These benefites, I gaue you, and do you giue me these thankes? Can ye fynde in your hartes, thus to abuse my goodnes, my benignitie, my gentylnesse? Haue ye thus deceyued me? Noo no, ye haue not deceyued me, but your selues. My gyftes and benefites towarde you, ⟨image 9⟩shall be to your greatter dampnation. Bycause ye haue contempned the lenitie and clemency of the master of the howse, ye haue right wel deserued, to abyde the rygour & seueritie of the Judge. Come forthe than, lette vs see accompte of your stewardship. An horrible and fearefull sentence. ye maye haue no longer my goodes in your handes. A voyce to wepe at, and to make men tremble.
- 1Matt. 16.