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The preaching bishop reproving unpreaching prelates Being a brief, but faithful collection of observable…The preaching bishop reproving unpreaching prelates Being a brief, but faithful collection of observeable…
The preaching bishop reproving unpreaching prelates Being a brief, but faithful collection of observable passages, in several sermons preached by the reverend father in God, Mr Hugh Latimer, Bish. of Worcester, (one of our first reformers, and a glorious martyr of Jesus Christ) before K. Edw. the sixth; before the convocation of the clergy, and before the citizens of London, at Pauls. Wherein, many things, relating to the honour and happiness of the king (our most gracious sovereign) the honourable lords, the reverend judges, the citizens of London, and commons of all sorts, but especially, the bishops and clergy are most plainly, piously and pithily represented.The preaching bishop reproving unpreaching prelates Being a brief, but faithful collection of observeable passages, in several sermons preached by the reverend father in God, Mr Hugh Latimer, Bish. of Worcester, (one of our first reformers, and a glorious martyr of Jesus Christ) before K. Edw. the sixth; before the convocation of the clergy, and before the citizens of London, at Pauls. Wherein, many things, relating to the honour and happiness of the king (our most gracious soveraign) the honourable lords, the reverend judges, the citizens of London, and commons of all sorts, but especially, the bishops and clergy are most plainly, piously and pithily represented.
London : printed, and are to be sold by booksellers, 1661
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Neither shall he multiply wives, &c.—
Let us not think that, because we read that Kings among the Jews had liberty to take more wives than one, ⟨p. 57⟩that we may therefore attempt to walk inordinately.—
For Christ hath forbidden this unto us Christians, and limiteth unto us one wife only. And it is a great thing for a man to rule one wife rightly and ordinately; for a Woman is frail, and proclive unto all evils; a Woman is a very weak Vessel, and may soon deceive a man, and bring him into evil. Many Examples we have in Scripture, Adam by Eve.—
How did wicked Jezebel?—
Therefore let our King, what time his Grace shall be so minded to take a wife, choose him one which is of God; that is, which is of the Household of faith—And that she be such a one as the King can find in his Heart to love, and lead his life in pure and chaste Espousage; and then shall he be the more prone and ready to advance Gods Glory, and to punish and extirp the great lechery used in this Realm.