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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 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.
Indeed it were better for them if it were out; and it were as good to be out, as to be ordered as it is: it will be a heavy been for some of them, when they shall come to their Account.
Indeed it were better for them if it were out; and it were as good to be out, as to be ordered as it is: it will be a heavy bene for some of them, when they shall come to their Account.
But peradventure you will say,1 what and they preach not at all? yet praesunt. ⟨p. 85⟩Are not they worthy double honour? Is it not an honourable Order they be in?
Nay an horrible misorder, it is an horror, rather than an honour, and horrible, rather than honourable, if the Preacher be naught, and do not his duty. And thus go these Prelates about to wrestle for honour, that the Devil may take his Pleasure.—
Nay an horrible misorder, it is an horrour, rather than an honour, and horrible, rather than honourable, if the Preacher be naught, and do not his duty. And thus go these Prelates about to wrestle for honour, that the Devil may take his Pleasure.—
Are they not worthy double honour? Nay rather, double dishonour, not to be regarded, not to be esteemed among the people, and to have no Living at their hands?
For […] good Preachers be worthy double honour, so unpreaching Prelates be worthy double dishonour, they must be at their Doublets.
For 〈…〉 good Preachers be worthy double honour, so unpreaching Prelates be worthy double dishonour, they must be at their Doublets.
But now these two dishonours what be they? our Saviour Christ doth show; Si Sal,—
But now these two dishonours what be they? our Saviour Christ doth shew; Si Sal,—
If the salt be unsavoury, it is good for nothing, but to be cast our, and trodden of men.
If the salt be unsavoury, it is good for nothing, but to be cast our, and troden of men.
By this S•lt is understood Preachers, and such as have Cure of Souls, What be they worthy then? Wherefore serve ⟨p. 86⟩they? For nothing else but to be cast out.
Make them Quondams, out with them, cast them out of their Office: What should they do with Cure, that will not look to it?
Make them Quondams, out with them, cast them out of their Office: VVhat should they do with Cure, that will not look to it?
Another dishonour is, to be trodden under mens Feet, not to be esteemed or regarded.
Another dishonour is, to be troden under mens Feet, not to be esteemed or regarded.
St. Paul in his Epistle qualifieth a Bishop,1 and saith, he must be apt to teach? What shall a man do with Aptness,2 if he do not use it; It were as good to be without it.
St. Paul in his Epistle qualifieth a Bishop,1 and saith, he must be apt to teach? VVhat shall a man do with Aptness,2 if he do not use it; It were as good to be without it.
A Bishop came to me the last day, and was angry with me for a Sermon that I made in this place. His Chaplain, he complained against me, because I had spoken against unpreaching Prelates. Nay, quoth the Bishop, he made so indifferent a Sermon the first day, that I thought he would mar all the second day; he will have every man a Quondam, as he is.
A Bishop came to me the last day, and was angry with me for a Sermon that I made in this place. His Chaplain, he complained against me, because I had spoken against unpreaching Prelates. Nay, quoth the Bishop, he made so indifferent a Sermon the first day, that I thought he would marre all the second day; he will have every man a Quondam, as he is.
