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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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Now I pray you, in Gods name, what did you, so great Fathers, so many, so long a season, so oft assembled together? What went you about? What would you have brought to pass; two things taken away? The one, That ye (which I heard) burned a dead man: The other, that ye (which I felt) went about to burn one being alive: Him, because he did, I cannot tell how, in his Testament withstand your profit; in other Points, as I have heard, a very good man, reported to be of honest life, while he lived, full of good works, good both to the Clergy & also to the Laity. This other, which truly never hurt any of you, ye would have raked in the coals, because he would not subscribe to certain Articles, that took away the Supremacy of the King: Take away these two noble Acts, and there is nothing else left, that ye went about, that I know, saving that I now remember, ⟨p. 9⟩that somewhat ye attempted against Erasmus, albeit nothing as yet is come to light. Ye have oft sit in Consultation, but what have ye done? Ye have had many things in deliberation, but what one is put forth, whereby either Christ is more glorified, or else Christs people made more holy? I appeal to your own Conscience.
Now I pray you, in Gods name, what did you, so great Fathers, so many, so long a season, so oft assembled together? What went you about? What would you have brought to pass; two things taken away? The one, That ye (which I heard) burned a dead man: The other, that ye (which I felt) went about to burn one being alive: Him, because he did, I cannot tell how, in his Testament withstand your profit; in other Points, as I have heard, a very good man, reported to be of honest life, while he lived, full of good works, good both to the Clergy & also to the Laity. This other, which truly never hurt any of you, ye would have raked in the coals, because he would not subscribe to certain Articles, that took away the Supremacy of the King: Take away these two noble Acts, and there is nothing else left, that ye went about, that I know, saving that I now remember, ⟨p. 9⟩that somwhat ye attempted against Erasmus, albeit nothing as yet is come to light. Ye have oft sit in Consultation, but what have ye done? Ye have had many things in deliberation, but what one is put forth, whereby either Christ is more glorified, or else Christs people made more holy? I appeal to your own Conscience.