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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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I am content to bear the title of sedition with Isaiah. Thanks be to God I am not alone.—
I am content to bear the title of sedition with Esai. Thanks be to God I am not alone.—
In the latter end of my Sermon, ⟨p. 90⟩I rehearsed a parable of a wicked Judge.
Belike good Judges were rare at that time; and trow ye, the Devil hath been asleep ever since? No, no,—
The common manner of wicked Judge, is neither to fear God or Man. He considereth what a man he is, and therefore careth not for man; He seemeth to be in a protection t well shall he escape? Ho, ho, Est Deus in coelo. There is a God in Heaven, He accepteth no persons, He will punish them.—
Cambises was a great Emperor, such another as our Master is—
Cambises was a great Emperour, such another as our Master is—
It chanced, he had under him in one of his Dominions, a Briber, a Gifttaker, a Gratifier of rich men, a Handmaker in his Office, to make his Son a great man (as the old saying is, Happy is the Child whose Father goeth to the Devil) the cry of the poor Widow came to the Emperors ear, which caused him to slay the Judge quick, and laid his skin in the Chair of judgment, that all Judges that should give judgment afterwards should sit in the same skin.
It chanced, he had under him in one of his Dominions, a Briber, a Gifttaker, a Gratifier of rich men, a Handmaker in his Office, to make his Son a great man (as the old saying is, Happy is the Child whose Father goeth to the Devil) the cry of the poor Widdow came to the Emperours ear, which caused him to slay the Iudge quick, and laid his skin in the Chair of judgment, that all Iudges that should give judgment afterwards should sit in the same skin.
Surely it was a goodly Sign, a goodly Monument, the Sign of the Judges Skin; I pray God we may once see the Sign of the Skin in England.—I do it charitably, for the love I bear to my Country. God saith, Ego visitabo. I will visit. God hath two Visitations: the first is, when he revealed his Word by Preachers, and where the first is accepted, the second cometh not; the second Visitation is Vengeance. He went to Visitation, when he brought the Judges skin over his ears.—
Germany was visited twenty years with Gods Word, but they did not earnestly embrace it, and in life follow it, but made a mingle mangle and a hotch potch of it.
I cannot tell what, partly Popery, partly true Religion mingled together.
They say in my Country when they call their Hogs to the Swine-trough, come to thy mingle mangle, compyr, compyr; even so they made mingle mangle of it; they could clatter and prate of the Gospel, but when all cometh to all,1 they joined Popery so with ⟨p. 82⟩it, that they marred all together.
They say in my Country when they call their Hogs to the Swine-trough, come to thy mingle mangle, compyr, compyr; even so they made mingle mangle of it; they could clatter and prate of the Gospel, but when all cometh to all,1 they joyned Popery so with ⟨p. 82⟩it, that they marred all together.
We have now a first Visitation in England; let us beware of a second. We have the Ministration of his word, we are yet well; but the House is not clean swept yet.1 God hath sent us a Noble King in this his Visitation, let us beware, let us not be unthankful and unkind, let us beware of by-walking and contemning of Gods Word.—
I Remember well what St. Paul saith to a Bishop, and though he spake it to Timothy being a Bishop, yet I may say it now to the Magistrates,1 for all is one case, all is one matter; Thou shalt not be partaker of other mens faults, be not hasty in making of Curates, in receiving men to have Cure of Souls, that either cannot, or will not do their duty; do it not. Now me thinks it needs not ⟨p. 83⟩to be partakers of other mens sins, we shall find enough of our own. And what is it to be partaker of other mens sins, if this be not, to make unpreaching Prelacy, and to suffer them in their unpreaching Prelacy?
If the King and his Council should suffer evil Judges to take Bribes, and suffer the great to overgo the poor, and should look through his fingers, to wink at it, should not the King be partaker of their naughtiness? And Why, is be not Supreme Head of the Church? What ! Is the Supreme a Dignity, and nothing else? Is it not countable? I think it will be a chargeable Dignity, when account shall be asked of it.
If the King and his Council should suffer evil Judges to take Bribes, and suffer the great to overgo the poor, and should look through his fingers, to wink at it, should not the King be partaker of their naughtiness? And Why, is be not Supreme Head of the Church? What ! Is the Supreme a Dignity, and nothing else? Is it not countable? I think it will be a chargeable Dignity, when account shall be askt of it.
Oh! what advantage hath the Devil? What entry hath the Wolf, when the Shepherd tendeth not his Flock? St. Paul doth say, Qui bene praesunt Presbyteri, honore digni sunt. What is this praeesse? It is as much as to say, is to take charge and cure of Souls, We say, ille praeest, he is set over the Flock, he hath taken charge upon him; And what is benè praeesse? to discharge the Cure well, to rule well, to feed the ⟨p. 84⟩Flock with pure food, and good example of living.—
Oh! what advantage hath the Devil? VVhat entry hath the VVolf, when the Shepherd tendeth not his Flock? St. Paul doth say, Qui bene praesunt Presbyteri, honore digni sunt. VVhat is this praeesse? It is as much as to say, is to take charge and cure of Souls, We say, ille praeest, he is set over the Flock, he hath taken charge upon him; And what is benè praeesse? to discharge the Cure well, to rule well, to feed the ⟨p. 84⟩Flock with pure food, and good example of living.—
There was a merry Monk in Cambridge, in the College that I was in, and it chanced, a great company of us to be together, intending to make good cheer, and to be merry, (as Scholars will be merry when they are disposed) one of the Company brought this Sentence, Nil melius quam laetari & facere been. There is nothing better than to be merry and to do well: A vengeance of been, quoth the Monk, I would that been had been banished beyond the Sea; and that been were out, it were well; for I could be merry, and I could do, but I love not to do well, that been mars all, I would been were out, quoth the merry Monk, for it importeth many things to live well, to discharge the Cure.
There was a merry Monk in Cambride, in the Colledge that I was in, and it chanced, a great company of us to be together, intending to make good cheer, and to be merry, (as Schollers will be merry when they are disposed) one of the Company brought this Sentence, Nil melius quam laetari & facere bene. There is nothing better than to be merry and to do well: A vengeance of bene, quoth the Monk, I would that bene had been banished beyond the Sea; and that bene were out, it were well; for I could be merry, and I could do, but I love not to do well, that bene marres all, I would bene were out, quoth the merry Monk, for it importeth many things to live well, to discharge the Cure.
