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A notable sermo[n] of the reverend father Master Hugh Latimer which he preached in…A notable sermo[n] of ye reuerende father Maister Hughe Latemer whiche he preached in…
A notable sermo[n] of the reverend father Master Hugh Latimer which he preached in the Shrouds at pauls church in Londo[n], on the. xviii. day of January. 1548.A notable sermo[n] of ye reuerende father Maister Hughe Latemer whiche he preached in ye Shrouds at paules churche in Londo[n], on the. xviii. daye of Ianuary. 1548.
London: printed by John Day, 1548London: printed by Ihon Day, 1548
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Who think you is a wise and a faithful servant? He that giveth meat in due time. So that he must at all times convenient preach diligently. Therefore sayeth he? Who trow you is a faithful servant? He speaketh it as though it were a rare thing to find such a one, and as though he should say, there be but few of them to find in the world. And how few of them there be throughout this realm that give meat to their flock ⟨image 7⟩as they should do: the visitors can best tell. To few, to few, the more is the pity, and never so few as now. By this then it appeareth that a prelate or any that hath cure of soul, must diligently and substantially work and labour. Therefore sayeth Paul to Timothe. Qui episcopatū desiderat, hic bonum opus desiderat.
Who thynke you is a wyse and a faythfull seruaunt? He that geueth meate in due tyme. So that he must at all tymes conuenyent preache dyligentyle. Therefore sayeth he? Who trowe you is a faythefull seruaunte? He speaketh it as thoughe it were a rare thynge to fynde suche a one, and as thoughe he should saye, there be but fewe of theym to fynde in the world. And how few of theim there be throughout this realme that geue meate to theirr flocke ⟨image 7⟩as they should do: the visitoures can best tell. To fewe, to fewe, the more is the pitie, and neuer so fewe as nowe. By this then it appeareth that a prelate or anye that hath cure of soule, must diligently and substancially worke and laboure. Therfore sayeth Paul to Timothe. Qui episcopatū desiderat, hic bonum opus desiderat.
He that desireth to have the office of a Bishop, or a prelate, that man desireth a good work. Then if it be good work, it is work. Ye can make but a work of it. It is God's work, Gods plough, and that plough, God would have still going. Such them as loiter and live idly, ate not good prelates or ministers. And of such as do not preach and teach, nor do not their duties: God sayeth by his Prophet ⟨image 8⟩