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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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And the other who should be the Sowers. That is to say, what Doctrine is to be taught in Christ's Church and Congregation, and what men should be the Teachers and Preachers of it. The first part I have told you in three Sermons past, in which I have essayed to set forth my Plough, to prove what I could do. And now I shall tell you who be the Plowers; for Gods Word is a Seed to be sown in Gods Field, that is, the faithful Congregation, and the Preacher is the Sower. As it is in the Gospel,1 Exivit qui seminat seminare semen suum. He that soweth, the Husbandman, the Ploughman went forth to sow his Seed, so that a Preacher is resembled to a Ploughman, as it is in another place; no man that putteth his hand to the Plough and looketh back, is apt for the Kingdom of God. That is to say, let no Preacher be negligent in doing his office. Albeit this is one of the places that hath been racked, as I told you of racking Scriptures. ⟨p. 19⟩And I have been one of them myself, that have racked it, I cry God mercy for it, and have been one of them that have believed and have expounded it against religious persons that would forsake their Order which they had professed, and would go out of their Cloister: Whereas indeed it toucheth not Monkery, nor maketh any thing at all for any such matter. But it is directly spoken of diligent preaching of the Word of God: For preaching of the Gospel is one of Gods Plough-works; and the Preacher is one of Gods ploughmen: Ye may not be offended with my similitude, in that I compare preaching to the labour and work of ploughing, and the Preacher to a plough-man. Ye may not be offended with this my similitude; for I have been slandered of some persons for such things. It hath been said of me, Oh Latimer! nay, as for him, I will never believe him while I live, not trust him, for he likened our ever blessed Lady to a Saffron. Bag; where indeed I never used that similitude.—
And the other who should be the Sowers. That is to say, what Doctrine is to be taught in Christ's Church and Congregation, and what men should be the Teachers and Preachers of it. The first part I have told you in three Sermons past, in which I have essayed to set forth my Plough, to prove what I could do. And now I shall tell you who be the Plowers; for Gods VVord is a Seed to be sowen in Gods Field, that is, the faithful Congregation, and the Preacher is the Sower. As it is in the Gospel,