A05152:44
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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These be two things, so oft to seek 1mere images, & sometime to visit the relics of saints. And yet as in those, there may be much ungodliness committed, so there may here some superstition be hid, if that sometime we chance to visit pigs bones, in stead of saints relics, as in time past it hath chanced) I had almost said) in England.
These be two thinges, so oft to seke 1mere images, & sometyme to visite the relikes of saintes. And yet as in those, there may be moche vngodlynes committed, so there may here some superstition be hydde, if that sometime we chāce to visite pigges bones, in stede of sayntes reliques, as in tyme past it hath chaunced) I had almoste sayde) in Englande.
- 1Relics of saints.Relikes of sayntes.
Than this is to great a blindness, a darkness to sensible, that these should be so commended in sermons, of some men, and preached, to be done after such manner, as though ⟨image 25⟩they could not be evil done, which not withstanding are such, that neither god nor man commandeth them to be done. No rather, men commanded them either not to be done at all, or ess more slowlyer and seldomer to be done: for as much as our ancestors made this constitution,
Than this is to great a blyndenes, a darkenesse to sensyble, that these shuld be so commended in sermons, of somme men, and preached, to be done after suche maner, as though ⟨image 25⟩they coude not be euyll done, which not withstandynge are suche, that neyther god nor man commandeth them to be done. No rather, men cō manded them eyther not to be done at all, or ess more slowlyer and seldomer to be done: for as moche as our auncetours made this constytution,