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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68325	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.	Latimer, Hugh, 1485?-1555.	1548 (1548)	STC 15291; ESTC S108309	16,311	64

offered vp so that the thing is done and Christ hath done it and he hath done it semel Once for all And it was a bloudy sacrifice not a drie sacrifice Why then it is not the Masse that auaileth or profiteth for the quicke and the dead Wo worth thee O Deuyll wo worth thee that haste preuayled so farre and so longe that thou haste made Englande to worshyppe false Goddes forsaking Christe their Lorde Wo worthe the Deuil Wo worth thee Deuyll and all thyne Aungels yf Christ by his deathe draweth all thynges to him selfe and draweth al men to saluacion and to heauenly blysse that trust in him Then the priestes at the Masse at the popyshe Masse I say what cā they draw when Christe draweth all but landes and gooddes frome the right heyres The priestes draw gooddes and rychesse benefyces and promocions to theym selues and suche as beleued in theyr sacrifyce they drawe to the Deuyll But Christe it is that draweth sowles vnto hym by hys bloudy sacrifice What haue we to do then but Epulari in domiuo to eate in the Lorde at hys Supper What other seruyce haue we to do to hym and what other sacrifyce haue we to offer but the mortificaciō of our flesh What other oblacion haue we to make but of obedyence of good liuynge of good woorkes and of healpynge oure neyghbours But as for oure redempcion it is done already it can not be better Christe hath done that thynge so well that it can not be amended It cannot be deuised howe to make that any better then he hathe done it But the Deuyll by the healpe of that Jtalian Bishop yonder his chaplayne hath laboured by all meanes that he myght to frustrate the death of Christe and the merytes of hys passyon And they haue deuised for that purpose to make vs beleue in other vayne thynges by his pardonnes as to haue remission of sinnes for praiynge on hallowed beades for drinkyng of the bakehouse bole as a Channon of Waltam Abbey once tolde me that when soeuer they putte theyr loaues of breade into the ouen as manye as drancke of the pardon bolle shoulde haue pardon for drinckynge of it A madde thyng to geue pardon to a bolle Then to Pope Alexanders holye water to halowed belles palmes candelles asshes and what not And of these thynges euerye one hath taken awaye some parte of Christes sanctificacion Euery one hathe tobbed some parte of Christes passion and crosse and hathe myngled Christes death and hath been made to be propiciatorie and satisfactorie and to put awaye sinne Yea and Alexanders holye water yet at thys daye remaynethe in Englande and is vsed for a remedy against spirytes and to chase awaye deuylles yea and I woulde thys had been the worste I would thys were the worste But wo worth thee O deuyll that haste preuayled to euacuate Chrystes crosse and to myngle the lordes supper These be the Italian byshoppes deuyces and the deuyll hathe prycked at thys marke to frustrate the crosse of Christe He shotte at thys marke longe before Christe came he shotte at this pricke fowre thousande yeares before Christ hanged on the crosse or suffered his passion For the brasen serpente was sette vp in the wyldernes to put men in remembrance of Christes commyng that lyke as they whiche behelde the brasen serpente were healed of their bodilye diseases so they that loked spirituallye vpon Christe that was to come in hym shoulde be saued spiritually from the Deuyll The serpent was set vp in memorie of Christe to come but the Deuyll founde meanes to steale awaye the memorie of Christes commyng and brought the people to worshippe the Serpenre selfe and to sence hym to honoure hym and to offer to hym to worshyppe hym and to make an Idoll of hym And thys was done by the markette menne that I tolde you of And the clarke of the markette dyd it for the lucre and aduauntage of his maister that thereby his honour myghte encrease for by Christes death he could haue but small worldlye aduauntage And euen nowe so hath he certayne blaunchers longyng to the markette to lette and stoppe the lyghte of the Gospel and to hinder the kynges procedynges in settyng forth the word and glorye of God And when the kinges maiestie with the aduyse of his honourable counsayle goeth about to promote Goddes word and to sette an order in matters of religyon there shall not lacke blaunchers that wyl saye As for Images wheras they haue been vsed to be senced and to haue candels offred vnto theim none be so folishe to do it to the stocke or stone or to the Image selfe but it is done to GOD and his honour before the Image And thoughe they shoulde abuse it these blaunchers will be ready to whysper the Kynge in the eare and to tell hym that this abuse is but a small matter And that the same wyth all other lyke abuses in the churche maye be refourmed easilye It is but a litle abuse say they and it maye bee easily amended But it shoulde not be taken in hande at the first for feare of trouble or further inconueniences The people wil not beare sod ayne alteracions an insurreccyon maye be made after sodayne mutacion whiche maye be to the greate harme and loste of the realme Therefore all thynges shal be wel but not out of hand for feare of further busynes These be y e blanchers that hitherto haue stopped the worde of god and hindered the true settyng forth of the same There be so many put offes so manye put byes so many respectes and consideraciōs of worldly wisdō And I dout not but there were blanchers in the olde time to whysper in the eare of good kynge Ezechyas for the mayntenaunce of Idolatrie done to the brasen serpēt aswel as there hath ben now of late be now that can blanche the abuse of Images and other lyke thynges But good kynge Ezechias woulde not be so blynded he was lyke to Apollos feruent in spiryte He woulde geue no eare to the blanchers he was not moued wyth these worldlye respectes wyth these prudente consyderacions with these policies he feared not insurreccions of the people He feared not least his people woulde not beare the glorye of God but he without any of these respectes or polycies or cōsideracions like a good kynge for Goddes sake and for conscience sake by by plucked downe the brasen serpente and destroyed it vtterlye and beat it to pouder He oute of hande dyd caste downe all Images he destroyed all Idolatrie and clerely dyd extirpate all supersticion He woulde not heare these blanchers and worldly wyse men but with out delaye foloweth gods cause and destroyeth all Idolatrie out of hande Thus dyd good king Ezechias for he was lyke Apollo feruēt in spirite and dilygente to promote Goddes glorie And good hope there is that it shall be lykewyse here in Englande for the kynges Maiestye is so broughte vp in knowledge vertue and godlynesse that it is not to

be mystrusted but that we shall haue all thynges well and that the glorye of God shall be spred abrode throughout al partes of the realme yf the prelates wil diligētly apply their plough be preachers rather then Lordes but our blaunchers whiche wyll be Lordes and no labourers when they are commaunded to go and be resydente vpon their cures and preache in theyr benefyces they would say What I haue sette a deputie there I haue a deputie that loketh well to my flocke and the whiche shal discharge my duetie A deputie quod he I loked for that worde all this whyle And what a deputie must he be trowe ye Euen one lyke hym selfe it muste be a cannoniste that is to saye one that is broughte up in the studie of the Popes lawes decrees One that wyll set forth papistrie as well as hym self wyl do and one that wyll mayntayne all supersticion and Idolatrye And one that wyll nothynge at all or els very weakely resist the Deuyls plough yea happy it is yf he take not part with the Deuyll and where he shoulde be an enemy to hym it is wel if he take not the Deuilles parte agaynste Christe But in the meane time the Prelares take theyr pleasures They are Lordes and no labourers but the Deuill is dilygente at his ploughe He is no vnpreachynge prelate He is no Lordelye loyterer from his cure but a busie ploughe man so that amonhe all the prelates and amonge al the packe of them that haue cure the Deuill shal go for my money For he styll applyeth his busynes Therefore ye vnpreachynge prelates learne of the deuill to be diligent in doyng of your offyce Learne of the deuill And if you wyl not learne of God nor good manne for shame learne of the Deuyll Ad erubescentiam vestram dico I speake it for your shame If you wil not learne of God nor good man to be diligent in your offyce learne of the deuill Howebeit there is nowe verie good hoope that the kynges maiestie beyng by the healpe of good goueruaunce of his mooste honourable counsaylours he is trained and brought vp in learnyng and knowledge of Goddes word wil shortly prouide a remedye and set an ordre herein whiche thyng that it may so be lette vs praye for him Praye for hym good people praye for hym ye haue great cause and neede to praye for him FINIS Imprinted at London by Ihon Day dwellynge at Aldersgate and Wylliam Seres dwellyng in Peter Colledge These bokes are to be sold at the new shop by the lytle Conduyte in Chepesyde ¶ Cum gratia et Priuilegio ad imprimendum solum A place of scripture racked or misunderstand The right vnderstandynge of this place How our Lady myghte be compared to a saffron bag Similitudes vsed in the Gospel The descripcion of a prelate How the preacher is likned to y e plowmā The Prelate hath manpoffices Note the properties of a right fayth The fyrste The law feareth The Gospell comforteth Greate busines shoulde haue good rewardes Preaching is a daily meat An admonicion to Londō to repent An admonicion to y e rulers and officers The euilles y t are nowe in London The relief of poorescholers by the riche in London is gone Charitie is waxen cold in London He moueth lōdon to repentaunce by example of Nebo An admoniciō to prelates to do their office An answer to a priuie obiection Lording hath put doun prechyng An apt similitude Two kindes of inclospuge Why noble menne be not made lord presidentes Note a texte well wayed