A sermon of Master Latimer, preached at Stamford the. ix. day of October. Anno.…

When we pray for things unto almighty God, what ask we, do we ask forth with at the first chop our necessaries? ⟨image 37⟩Nay Christ taught us first to pray, Our father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be don in earth as it is in heaven. &c First we pray these petitions, for faith, hope and charity, that gods honour may in all things beset out among us, and then we pray after for bodily things.

When we pray for thinges vnto almyghtye God, what aske we, do we aske forth wyth at ye first chop our necessaries? ⟨image 37⟩Nay Christ taught vs fyrst to pray, Our father which art in heauē, halowed be thy name, thy kyngdome come, thy wil be don in earth as it is in heuē. &c Fyrst we pray these peticions, for faith, hope and charity, that gods honour may in al things beset out among vs, and then wee praye after for bodelye thynges.

But we now leave thieves petitions, and would be in panem nostrum at the first dash, we would have our daily bread at the first chop, & so we have that we force little of the other. We will not say in words that we think God false, but in deeds we plainly affirm it, for we trust him not, neither believe his promise when he biddeth us ⟨image 37⟩give give, I will bless thee, I will make good my word, Nay nay, we will scrape and scrawl and cratch and pull to us all that we may get, Alii dividunt sua, & ditiores fiunt, alii rapiunt non sua et semper in egestate sunt, Some men (saith Solomon) divides their own goods, they pay the king his duty, every man his own, give alms, and yet are more richer, they have enough and enough. Other rob other men cratch and scrape all that they may come by, never content, never enough, heap to heap, and yet are they all way beggars. Qui benedicit impignabitur.

But we nowe leaue theese peticions, and wold be in panem nostrum at the firste dashe, wee wold haue our dayly bread at the first chop, & so we haue that we forse litle of the other. We wyl not say in wordes that wee think God false, but in deedes we plainlye affirme it, for wee truste hym not, neyther beleue his promise whē he biddeth vs