A05152:52
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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¶ What think ye of these mass priests, & of the masses them self? 1What say ye? Be all things here so without abuses, that nothing ought to be amended? Your forefathers saw somewhat, which made ⟨image 27⟩this constitution, against the venality and sale of Masses, that under pain of suspending, no priest should sell his saying of tricennals, or annals. what saw they, that made this constitution? What priests saw they? what manner of masses saw they, trow ye? But at the last, what became of so good a constitution? God have mercy upon us.
¶ What thynke ye of these masse priestes, & of the masses them selfe? 1What saye ye? Be all thynges here so without abuses, that nothynge ought to be amended? Your forefathers sawe somwhat, whiche made ⟨image 27⟩this constitution, against the venalitie and sale of Masses, that vnder peine of suspending, no priest shuld sell his sayinge of tricēnals, or annals. what sawe they, that made this constitutiō? What pristes sawe they? what maner of masses sawe they, trowe ye? But at the last, what became of soo good a constitution? God haue mercy vpon vs.
- 1The abuses reprohended, the reverence of the Mass is not diminished, but rather set forth.The abuses reprohēded, the reuerēce of the Masse is not diminisshed, but rather set forth.
¶ If there be nothing to be amended abroad, concerning the holy, let every one of us make one better. If there be neither abroad nor at home any thing to be amended, and redressed, My lords, be ye of good cheer, be merry: and at the least because we have nothing else to do, let us reason the matter, how we may be richer. Let us fall to some pleasant communication: after let us goo home, even as good as we