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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-Robin-hoods day The Parish are gone abroad to gather for robin-Robin-hood I pray you let them not I was fain there to give place to robin-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-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