A05152:31
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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Wherefore it is well done, in all orders of men, but in especial in the order of prelates, to put a difference between children of light, and children of the world, because great deceit ariseth in taking the one for the other. Great imposture cometh, when they that the common people take for the light go about to take the sun and the light out ⟨image 19⟩of the world. But these be easily known, both by the diversity of minds, and also their armours. For where as the children of light at thus minded, that they seek their adversaries health wealth and profit, with loss of their own commodities, and oft times with jeopardy of their life, The children of the world, contrary wise, have such stomachs, that they wool sooner see them deed, that doth them good, than sustain any loss of temporal things. The armour of the children 1of light, are first the word of god, which they ever set forth, and with all diligence put it abroad, that as much as in them lieth, it may bring forth fruit: after this, patience and prayer, with the which in all adversities the lord comforteth them. Other things they con mitt ⟨image 19⟩to god, unto whom they leave all revengement. The armour of 2the children of the world, are sometime frauds and deceits, sometime lies and money: By the first, they make their dreams, their traditions: by the second, they stablish and confirm their dreams, be they never so absurd, never so against scripture, honesty, reason. And if any man resist them, even with these weapons they procure to slay him. Thus they bought Christs death, the very light it self: and obscured him after his death. Thus they bye every day the children of light, and obscure them, and shall so do, until the world be at an end. So that it may be ever true, that Christ said, The children of the world be wiser. &c.
Wherfore it is well done, in all orders of men, but in especiall in the order of prelates, to put a difference betwene children of light, and chyldren of the world, bicause great deceyte aryseth in takynge the one for the other. Great imposture commeth, when they that the common people take for the lyght go aboute to take the sonne and the lyght out