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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 then also they may be likened together, for the diversity of works, and variety of Offices that they have to do.
For as the Plough-man first setteth forth his Plough, and then tilleth his Land, and breaketh it in Furrows, and sometime ridgeth it up again; and at another time harroweth it, and clotteth it, and sometime dungeth and hedgeth it, diggeth it and weedeth it, purgeth it, and maketh it clean: So the Prelate, the Preacher, hath many, divers Offices to do.
For as the Plow-man first setteth forth his Plow, and then tilleth his Land, and breaketh it in Furrows, and somtime ridgeth it up again; and at another time harroweth it, and clotteth it, and somtime dangeth and hedgeth it, diggeth it and weedeth it, purgeth it, and maketh it clean: So the Prelate, the Preacher, hath many, divers Offices to do.
He hath a busy work to bring Parishioners to a right Faith, as Paul calleth it; and not a swerving Faith, but to a Faith that embraceth Christ, and trusteth to his Merits, a lively Faith, a justifying Faith, a Faith that maketh a man righteous without respect of works as ye have it very well declared in the Homily.1 He hath then a busy work, I ⟨p. 22⟩say, to bring his Flock to a right Faith, and then to confirm them in the same Faith; now casting them down with the Law and threatenings of God for sin; now ridging them up again with the Gospel, and the Promises of Gods Favour; now weeding them, by telling them their Faults, and making them forsake sin; now clotting them by breaking their stony hearts, and by making them supple-hearted, and making them to have hearts of flesh, that is, soft hearts, and apt for Doctrine to enter in; now teaching to know God rightly, and to know their duty to God and to their Neighbours; now exhorting them, when they know their duty, that they do it, and be diligent in it; so that they have a continual work to do. Great is their Business, and therefore great should be their Hire. They have great Labours, and therefore they ought to have good Livings, that they may commodiously feed their Flock: For the Preaching of the Word of God unto the People,