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A49701	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.	Latimer, Hugh, 1485?-1555.	1661 (1661)	Wing L576; ESTC R217646	45,387	134

School to be Divines What an unreasonable devil is this he provides a great while before hand for the time that is to come He hath brought up now a most monstrous kind of covetousness that ever was heard of he hath invented a Fee-farming of Benefices and all to decay this Office of Preaching insomuch that when a man shall hereafter have a Benefice he may go where he will for any house he shall have to dwell upon or any Glebe-land to keep hospitality withall but he must take up a chamber in an Ale-house and there sit and play at Tables all day A goodly Curate He hath caused also Patrons to sell their Benefices Yea what doth he more He gets him to the University and causeth great men to send their sons thither and put out poor Schollers that should be Divines for their parents intend not they shall be Preachers but that they may have a shew of learning But it were too long to declare unto you what deceit and means the Devil hath found to decay the office of salvation It is in the Text he taught sitting Preachers be-like were sitters in those dayes as it is in another place they sit in Moses Chair I would our Preachers would Preach sitting or standing one way or other It was a goodly Pulpit that our Saviour Christ had gotten him here an old rotten Boat And yet he preached his Fathers will his Fathers message out of this Pulpit He cared not for the Pulpit so he might do the people good Indeed it is to be commended for the Preacher to stand or sit as the place is but I would not have it so superstitiously esteemed but that a good Preacher may declare the VVord of God sitting on a Horse or preaching in a Tree And yet and this should be done the unpreaching Prelates would laugh it to scorn And though it be good to have a Pulpit set up in the Churches that the people may resort thither yet I would not have it so superstitiously used but that in a prophane place the VVord of God may be preached sometimes To have Pulpits in Churches it is very well done to have them but they would be occupied for it is a vain thing to have them as they stand in many Churches I heard of a Bishop of England that went on visitation and as it was the custome when the Bishop should come and be rung into the Town the great Bells clapper was faln down the ty-all was broken so that the Bishop could not be rung into the Town There was a great matter made of this and the chief of the Parrish were much blamed for it in the visitation The Bishop was somewhat quick with them and signified that he was much offended They made their answers and excused themselves as well as they could it was a chance said they that the clapper brake and we could not get it mended by and by we must tarry till we can have it done it shall be mended as shortly as may be Among the other there was one wiser then the rest and he comes to the Bishop Why my Lord saith he doth your Lordship make so great a matter of the Bell that lacketh his clapper here is a Bell saith he pointing to the Pulpit that hath lacked a clapper this twenty years We have a Parson that fetcheth out of this benefice fifty pound every year but we never see him I warrant you the Bishop was an unpreaching Prelate he could find fault with a Bell that wanted a clapper to ring him into the Town but he could not find any fault with the Parson that preached not at his Benefice Ever this Office of preaching hath been least regarded it hath scant had the name of Gods service They must sing Salve festa dies about the Church that no man was the better for it but to shew their gay coats and garments I came once my self to a place riding on a journey homeward from London and I sent word overnight into the Town that I would preach there in the morning because it was Holy-day and me thought it was a Holy-dayes worke the Church stood in my way And I took my Horse and my Company and went thither I thought I should have found a great Company in the Church and when I came there the Church door was fast locked I tarried there half an hour and more at the last the Key was found and one of the Parish comes to me and sayes Sir this is a busie day with us we cannot hear you it is Robin-hoods day The Parish are gone abroad to gather for Robin-hood I pray you let them not I was fain there to give place to Robin-hood I thought my Rochet should have been regarded though I were not but it would not serve it was fain to give place to Robin-hoods men It is no laughing matter my friends it is a weeping matter a heavy matter a heavy matter under pretence of gathering for Robin Hood a Traytor and a Thief to put out a Preacher to have his Office less esteemed to prefer Robin Hood before the Ministration of Gods Word and all this hath come of Unpreaching Prelates This Realm hath been ill provided for rhat it hath had such corrupt Judgments in it to prefer Robin Hood to Gods Word If the Bishops had been Preachers there should never have been any such thing but we have a good hope of better We have had a good beginning I beseech God to continue it But I tell you it is far wide that the people have such judgments The Bishops they could laugh at it what was that to them they would have them to continue in ignorance still and themselves in unpreaching Prelacy Part of the Seventh Sermon preached by Mr. Latimer before King Edward MAny speak of Faith but few there be that have it This Faith is a great State a Lady a Duchess a great woman and she hath ever a great Company and Train about her as a Noble State ought to have First She hath a Gentleman Usher that goeth before her and where he is not there is not Lady Faith This Gentleman-Usher is called Agnitio Peccatorum knowledge of sin when we enter into our hearts knowledge our faults and stand not about to defend them He is none of these Winkers he kicks not when he hears his Fault Now as the Gentleman-Usher goeth before her so she hath a great Train behind her following after her the Fruits of good works the walking in the Commandments of God He that believeth will not be idle he will walk he will do his business Have ever the Gentleman-Usher with you So if you will try your Faith remember this Rule Consider whether the Train be waiting upon her If you have another Faith than this you are like to go to the scalding House and there you shall have two Dishes weeping and gnashing of teeth much good do it you you see your Fare Not long ago a great man said in an Audience they babble much of Faith I will go and lie with my Whore all night and have as good a Faith as the best of them all I think he never knew other but the Whoremongers Faith it is no such Faith that will serve It is no Bribing Judges nor Justices Faith no Whoremongers Faith nor no Sellers of Benefices Faith If you will believe and acknowledge your sins so you shall attain to everlasting Life to which the Father of Heaven bring you and me AMEN FINIS See his sweet memorial in the Book of Martyrs ● Pe. 3. 13. Rev. 17. 5 Bish Reinolds England so called formerly by the Pope Then sadly complained of 1 Kings 19. 12. Sir Harbottle Grimston's first Speech in the Banquetting house at Whitehal See His Majesties Speech to the Lords House The Kings Declaration mentions some that censure His Majesty for want of Zeal to the Church because he presseth not a general Conformity to Lyturgies c. Stabitque Here Latimer leaves him Nota. Nota. Nota. Idle Clergy guilty of Sacriledge Nota. Note Fas est ab hoste doceri Brevis esse laboro obscurus fio Mat. 5. 1 Pet. 2. Note Doth not the King in his Declaration do so Note Note O Glorious zeal Excellent Counsel fit to be taken by this Convocation Note Note Was it not so of late This winking caused God to open his eyes and so sorely to visit us as of late 1. Pet. 4 Let the Bishops learn their duty from this blessed Saint Math. 13. 3. Prelates have a busie work to do Strawberry Preachers once or twice a year 1 Tim. 3.1 Idle Ministers make evil people Math. 11. Ier. c. 48. O London see thy self in this glass What would he have said if he had seen so many eminent Ministers as are now in London Note Look to it Citizens Is this amended at this day Iniquity aboundeth and love waxeth cold Oh shame Hearken London Hear ye Bishops Note Prelacy hath lain a withering this 20 years It is hoped it will not be so churlish as formerly Note Note Note Note Note this ye Nobles The Devil a busie Preacher Satan the great hinderer of Religion Note Note 1 Pet. 5. Pope the Devils Chaplain Note Why our reformation is so imperfect Note this wel Note Note Note Who hindred a more perfect reformation Little hope of good by Curates Excellency of Gods Word Hear ye Preachers Ex. 5. 6 7. 1 Kin. 22. Note Mat. 23. 3. Luk. 12. 1 Let court preachers note this Let our wild Phanatiques observe this Deut. 17. 15. This is our mercy Note this ye King-killers Latimer proved a true Prophet Note The true Roaylist 〈◊〉 mercy at this day Let Courtiers observe this Our present duty A good wish Note Note A good motion Note It is now upon the matter a common Prayer matter Rom. 10 Note Note Latimer desired Gods Word to be the Rule of reformation Note Note Latimer a faithful Bishop Note this court Preachers Note Luke 18. O zeal Note Note Note Note Note Confession of sin Note Note Note 1 Tim. 5. Note 1 Tim. 3. Note Note Note Note Ver. 2. Ver. 3. Note Note Note Note Note Note Math. 23. Note Note Note Note

unto them none be so foolish to do it to the Stock or Stone or to the Image it self but it is done to God and his Honour before the Image And though they should abuse it these Blanchers whould be ready to whisper the King in the ear and to tell him that this Abuse is but a small matter and that the same with all other Abuses in the Church may be reformed easily it is but a little Abuse say they and it may be easily amended But it should not be taken in hand at the first for fear of trouble or further Inconveniences the People will not bear sudden Alterations and Insurrection may be made after sudden Mutations which may be to the great Harm and Lofs of the Realm Therefore all shall be well but not out of hand for fear of further business These be the Blanchers that have hitherto stopped the Word of God and hindred the true setting forth of the same There be so many put offs so many put by 's so many respects and considerations of worldly wisdom And I doubt not but there were Blanchers in the old time to whisper in the ear of good King Hezekiah for the maintenance of Idolatry done to the Brazen Serpent as well as there has been now of late and be now that can blanch the abuse of Images as other like things But good King Hezekiah would not be so blinded he was like to Apollo fervent in Spirit he would give no ear to these Blanchers he was not moved with these worldly respects with these prudent Considerations with these Policies he feared not Insurrections of the people He feared not lest his people would not bear the Glory of God but he without any of these respects or Policies or Considerations like a good King for Gods sake and for Conscience sake by and by plucked down the Brazen Serpent and destroyed it utterly and beat it to powder He out of hand did cast out all Images he destroyed all Idolatry and clearly did extirpate all Superstition He would not hear these Blanchers and worldly wise men but without delay followeth Gods Cause and destroyeth all Idolatry out of hand This did good King Hezekiah for he was like Apollo fervent in spirit and diligent to promote Gods Glory And good hope there is that it shall be likewise here in England for the Kings Majesty is so brought up in knowledge vertue and godliness that it is not to be mistrusted but that we shall have all things well and that the Glory of God shall be spread abroad through all parts of the Realm if the Prelates will diligently apply their Plow and be Preachers rather than Lords But our Blanchers which will be Lords and no Labourers when they are commanded to go and be resident upon their Cures and preach in their Benefices they will say What! I have set a Deputy there I have a Deputy that looketh well to my Flock who shall discharge my duty A Deputy quoth he I looked for that word all this while And what a Deputy must he be trow ye Even one like himself he must be a Canonist that is to say one that is brought up in the study of Popes Laws and Decrees one that will set forth Papistry as well as himself and one that will maintain all Idolatry and Superstition and one that will nothing at all or else very weakly resist the Devils Plow yea happy it is if he take no part with the Devil and where he should be an enemy to him it is well if he take not the Devils part against Christ. But in the mean time the Prelates take their pleasures they are Lords and no Labourers but the Devil is diligent at his Plow he is no unpreaching Prelate he is no Lordly Loyterer from his Cure but a busie Plow-man so that amongst all the Prelates and among all the pack of them that have Cure the Devil shall go for my money for he still applieth his Business Therefore ye Unpreaching Prelates learn of the Devil to be diligent in doing your Office Learn of the Devil And if ye will not learn of God and good men for shame learn of the Devil ad erubescentiam vestram dico I speak it for your shame if you will not learn of God nor good men to be diligent in your Office learn of the Devil Howbeit there is now very good hope that the Kings Majesty being by the help of good governance of his most Honourable Counsellors trained and brought up in Learning and Knowledge of Gods Word will shortly provide a remedy and set an order herein which thing that it may so be let us pray for him pray for him good people pray for him ye have great cause and need to pray for him Amen Part of the First Sermon Preached by the Reverend Father Master Hugh Latimer before our Late Soveraign Lord of Famous memory King Edward the Sixth within the Preaching place in the Palace at Westminster 1549. the Eight of March Rom. 15. Quaecunque scripta sunt ad nostram doctrinam scripta sunt IN Taking this Part of Scripture most Noble Audience I played as a Truant which when he is at School will chuse a Lesson wherein he is perfect because he is loath to take pain in studying a new Lesson or else feareth stripes for his sloathfulness In like manner I might seem now in my old age to some men to take this part of Scripture because I would wade easily away therewith and drive my matter at my pleasure and not to be bound to a certain Theam But ye shall consider that the foresaid words of Paul are not to be understood of all Scriptures but only of those which are of God written in Gods Book and all things which are therein are written for our Learning The Excellency of this word is so great and of so high dignity that there is no earthly thing to be compared do it The Author thereof is great that is God himself Eternal Almighty everlasting The Scripture because of him is also Great Eternal most Mighty and Holy There is no King Emperor Magistrate and Ruler of what state soever they be but are bound to obey this God and to give credence unto his Holy Word in directing their steps ordinately according to the same Word Yea truly they are not only bound to obey Gods Book but also the Ministry of the same so far as he speaketh sitting in Moses Chair For in this world God hath two Svvords the one is a Temporal Svvord the other a Spiritual The King correcteth Transgresson vvith the Temporal Svvord yea the Preacher if he be an Offender But the Preacher cannot correct the King if he be a Transgressor of Gods Word vvith the Temporal Svvord But he must correct and reprove him vvith the Spiritual Svvord fearing no man setting God only before his eyes under vvhom he is a Minister to supplant and root up all Vice and

in Preaching and Studying and not be interrupted from their Charge Also it is the Kings Honour Part of the Second Sermon preached by Mr. Latymer before King Edward And when the King is set in the Seat of his Kingdom he shall write him out a Book Deut. 17. I Told you in my last Sermon of Ministers of the Kings people had occasion to shew you how few Noblemen were good Preachers I left out an History then which now I will tell you There was a Bishop of Winchester in King Henry the Sixth's daies This Bishop was a Great man born and did bear such a stroak he was able to shoulder the Lord Protector it chanced the Lord Protector and he fell out and the Bishop would bear nothing at all with him but played me the Satrapa so Was not this a good Prelate He should have been at home preaching in his Diocess with a Wanniaunt This Protector was so Noble a Godly man that he was called of every man the good Duke Humphrey He kept such a House And the Bishop for standing so stiffly by the matter and bearing up the Order of our Mother the Holy Church was made a Cardinal at Calice and thither the Bishop of Rome sent him a Cardinals Hat He should have had a Tyburne-Tippet a half peny Halter and all such proud Prelates When he sitteth upon the Throne what shall he do Shall he dance and dally banquet havvk and hunt No forsooth Sir What must he do then He must be a Student not thinking because he is a King he hath License to do vvhat he vvill as these vvorldly Flatterers are vvont to say ye trouble not your self Sir ye may havvk and hunt and take your pleasure as for the guiding of your Kingdom and People let us alone vvith it These flattering Clavv-backs are Original Roots of all Mischief and yet a King may take his Pastime in Havvking and Hunting or such like Pleasures but he must It follovveth in the Text Deut. 17. 19. He shall have it with him in his Progresse He shall read in it not once a year but all the daies of his life Where are these Worldlings novv these Bladder-puft-up vvily men Wo vvorth them that ever they vvere about any King But hovv shall he read this Book As the Homilies are read Some call them Homilies and indeed so they may be vvell called for they are homely handled For though the Priest read them never so vvell yet if the Parish like them not there is such talking and babling that nothing can be heard And if the Parish be good and the Priest naught he vvill so hack and chop it that it vvere as good to be vvithout it for any vvord that shall be understood And yet the more pity it is suffered of your Graces Bishops in their Diocess unpunished But I vvill be a Suitor to your Grace that you vvill give your Bishops charge ere they go home upon their Allegiance to look better to their Flock and to see your Majesties Injunctions better kept and send your Visitors in their Tayls and if they be found negligent in their duties out vvith them I require it in Gods behalf make them Quondams all the Pack of them But ye vvill say Where shall vve have any to put in their rooms Your Majesty hath divers of your Chaplains well learned men and of good knowlede and yet ye have some bad enough hangers on the Court I mean not these What an Enormity is this in a Christian Realm to serve in a Civility having the profit of a Provostship and a Deanry and a Parsonage But I will tell you what is like to come of it It will bring the Clergy shortly into a very Slavery I may not forget here my Scala Caeli that I spake of in my last Sermon I will repeat it now again desiring your Grace in Gods behalf that you will remember it The Bishop of Rome had a Scala coeli but his was a Masse-matter But this Scala Coeli that I now speak of is the true Ladder that bringeth a man to heaven The top of the Ladder or first Greese is this Whosoever calleth on the name of the Lord shall be saved The second step How shall they call upon him in whom they have not believed The Third Stair is this How shall they believe in him of whom they never heard The Fourth Step How shall they hear without a Preacher Now the nether end of the Ladder is How shall they preach except they be sent This is the Foot of the Ladder So that we may go backward now and use the School-Argument a primo ad ultimum Take away Preaching take away Salvation But I fear one thing Ever since the Bishop of Rome was first in authority they have gone about to destroy the Gospel but God worketh wonderfully he hath preserved it maugre all their hearts and yet we are unthankful that we cannot consider it I will tell you what a Bishop of this Realm said once to me he sent for me and marvelled that I would not consent to such Traditions as were then set out And I answered him that I would be ruled by Gods Book and rather than I would dissent one jot from it I would be torn with wild horses And I chanced in our Communication to name the Lords Supper Tush saith the Bishop What do you call the Lords Supper What new Term is that There stood by him a Dubber one Doctor Dubber he dubbed him by and by and said that this Term was seldom read in the Doctors And I made Answer that I would rather follow Paul in using his Terms than them though they had all the Doctors on their side Why said the Bishop cannot we without the Scriptures order the people How did they before the Scripture was first written But God knoweth full ill yet would they have ordered them For seeing that having it they have deceived us in what case should we have been novv vvithout it But thanks be unto God that by so vvonderful a Miracle he hath preserved the Book still It is in the Text that a King ought to fear God he shall have the dread of God before his eyes Work not by vvorldly Policy for vvorldly Policy feareth not God Take heed of these Clavv-backs these venomous people that vvill come to you that vvill follovv you like Gnato's Parasites if you follovv them you are out of your Book if it be not according to Gods Word that they counsel you do it not fo● any vvorldly Policy for then you fear not God But vvherefore shall a King fear God It follovveth in the Text that he may prolong his daies in his Kingdom Remember this I beseech your Grace and when these Flatterers and Flebergibs another day shall come and claw you by the back and say Sir trouble not your self What shall you study Why should you do this or that Your Grace