Latimer was a famous Protestant martyr. He was born into a family of farmers in Thurcaston, Leicestershire. From around 14 years of age he started to attend Peterhouse, Cambridge, and was known as a good student. After receiving his academic degrees and being ordained, he developed a reputation as a very zealous Roman Catholic. At first he opposed the Lutheran opinion of his day, but his views changed after meeting the clergyman Thomas Bilney.
In 1510, he was elected a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge and in 1522 became university preacher. He became noted for his reformist teachings, which attracted the attention of the authorities. During King Henry VIII's reign he was twice imprisoned in the Tower of London (1539 and 1546).
During the reign of Henry's son Edward VI, he was restored to favour as the English church moved in a more Protestant direction. However, when Edward's sister Queen Mary I came to the throne, he was tried for his beliefs and teachings in Oxford and imprisoned. In October 1555 he was burned at the stake outside Balliol College, Oxford.
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A Sermon Preached At Stamford, November 9, Anno 1550.
Reddite ergo quae sunt Caesaris Casari, et quae sunt Dei Deo. -- Matthew xxii. 21.
Give that that is Caesar's to Caesar, and that that is God's to God.
This doctrine is grievous, heavy, and irksome to covetous hearts, rebellious and seditious hearts. Give, give, they cannot away with it; it cannot stick in their minds, nor settle in their sto ...read
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First Sermon on the Card
The Tenor and Effect of Certain Sermons made by Master Latimer in Cambridge, about the year of our Lord 1529.
Tu quis es? Which words are as much to say in English, "Who art thou?" These be the words of the Pharisees, which were sent by the Jews unto St John Baptist in the wilderness, to have knowledge of him who he was; which words they spake u ...read
Second Sermon on the Card
Another Sermon concerning the Same Matter
Now you have heard what is meant by this first card, and how you ought to play with it, I purpose again to deal unto you another card, almost of the same suit: for they be of so nigh affinity, that one cannot be well played without the other. The first card declared, that you should not kill, which might ...read
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Sermon of the Plough
A Sermon of the Reverend Father Master Hugh Latimer, Preached in the Shrouds [42] at Paul's Church in London, on the Eighteenth day of January, Anno 1548.
Quaecunque scripta sunt ad nostram doctrinam scripta sunt. -- Rom. xv. 4.
"All things which are written, are written for our erudition and knowledge. All things that are written in God's bo ...read
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Sermon on Ephesians VI. 10-20.
A Sermon made by M. Hugh Latimer, at the time of the insurrection in the north, which was in the twenty -- seventh year of the reign of King Henry the Eighth, Ann. Dom. 1535, upon the Epistle read in the Church the twenty-first Sunday after Trinity Sunday, taken out of the sixth chapter of the Epistle of St Paul to the Ephesians. [15]
Put on all ...read
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Sermon Preached Before the Convocation of the Clergy
The Sermon that the Reverend Father in Christ, M. Hugh Latimer, Bishop of Worcester, made to the Convocation of the Clergy [18], before the Parliament began, the 9 day of June, the 28 year of the reign of our late King Henry the 8. Translated out of Latin into English, to the intent that things well said to a few may be understood of many, and do g ...read
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The 1st Sermon upon the Lord's Prayer
Certain Sermons made by the Right Reverend Father in God, Master Doctor Latimer, before the Right Virtuous and Honourable Lady Katherine, Duchess of Suffolk, in the year of our Lord, 1552.
Our Father, which art in heaven. -- Matthew vi. 9.
I have entered of late in the way of preaching, and spoken many things of prayer, and rather of prayer ...read
The 2nd Sermon upon the Lord's Prayer
Sanctificetur nomen tuum. -- Matthew vi. 9.
Hallowed be thy name.
These few words contain the first petition of the Lord's prayer: the other words which go before this be no part of this petition, but rather an introduction unto these petitions and they be like a preface, or learned entrance to the matter, that the petitions might be the soon ...read
The 3rd Sermon upon the Lord's Prayer
Adveniat regnum tuum. -- Matt. vi. 10.
Thy kingdom come.
This is the second petition of the Lord's prayer. I trust you have not forgotten the two lessons before rehearsed unto you. First, the beginning of the Lord's prayer, what a treasure of doctrine is contained in every word: "Our," what it signifieth: "Father," what it meaneth: and then, ...read
The 4th Sermon upon the Lord's Prayer.
Fiat voluntas tua. -- Matthew vi. 10.
Thy will be done.
After this form our Saviour, a perfect schoolmaster, taught Christian people to pray, "Our Father, which art in heaven; thy will be done." And here he teacheth us two things, as he did afore in the other petitions. First, he teacheth us to understand what we be of ourselves; namely, noth ...read
The 5th Sermon upon the Lord's Prayer.
Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie. -- Matt. vi. 11.
Give us this day our daily bread.
This is a very good prayer, if a body should say no more at one time, but that; for as we see our need, so we shall pray. When we see God's name to be dishonoured, blasphemed and ill spoken of then a man, a faithful man, should say, "Our Father, which ...read
The 6th Sermon upon the Lord's Prayer
Et remitte nobis debita nostra, sicut et nos remittimus debitoribus nostris. -- Matthew vi. 12.
And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us.
This is a very good prayer, if it be said in faith with the whole heart. There was never none that did say it with the heart, but he had forgiveness; and his trespasses and ...read
The 7th Sermon upon the Lord's Prayer
Et ne nos inducas in tentationem, sed libera nos a malo. -- Matthew vi. 13.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
In the petition afore, where we say, "Forgive us our trespasses," there we fetch remedies for sins past. For we must needs have forgiveness; we cannot remedy the matter of ourselves; our sins must be remedied ...read
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The 1st Sermon preached before King Edward, March 8, 1549.
Quaecunque scripta sunt, ad nostram doctrinam scripta sunt. -- Romans xv. 4.
Whatsoever things are written aforetime, are written for our learning; that we through patience and comfort of scripture might have hope.
In taking this part of scripture, most noble audience, I play as a truant, which, when he is at school, will choose a lesson wher ...read
The 2nd Sermon preached before King Edward, March 15, 1549.
The Second Sermon of Master Hugh Latimer, which he preached before the King's Majesty, within his Grace's Palace at Westminster, the fifteenth day of March, 1549.
TO THE READER
Even as in times past all men which were honestly bent to the promoting of virtue and learning, found means that the works of worthy orators, of famous and renowned ph ...read
The 3rd Sermon preached before King Edward, March 22, 1549.
Quaecunque scripta sunt, ad nostram doctrinam scripta sunt. -- Romans xv. 4.
All things that are written, are written to be our doctrine.
All things that be written in God's holy book, the bible, are written to be our doctrine, long before our time, to serve from time to time, and so forth to the world's end.
Ye shall have in remembrance, ...read
The 4th Sermon preached before King Edward, March 29th, 1549.
Quaecunque scripta sunt, ad nostram doctrinam, &c. -- Romans xv. 4.
All things that are written, are written to be our doctrine.
The parable that I took to begin with, most honourable audience, is written in the eighteenth chapter of St Luke; and there is a certain remnant of it behind yet. The parable is this: "There was a certain judge in a ...read
The 5th Sermon preached before King Edward, April 5, 1549.
Quaecunque sunt, ad nostram doctrinam scripta sunt. -- Rom. xv. 4.
All things that are written, they are written to be our doctrine.
What doctrine is written for us in the parable of the judge and the widow, I have opened it to you, most honourable audience. Something as concerning the judge, I would wish and pray that it might be a little be ...read
The 6th Sermon preached before King Edward, April 12, 1549.
Quaecunque scripta sunt, ad nostram doctrinam scripta sunt. -- Rom. xv. 4.
All things that are written, they are written to be our doctrine.
What doctrine is written for us in the eighth chapter of the first book of the Kings, I did partly shew unto you, most honourable audience, this day sennight, of that good man, father Samuel, that good j ...read
The 7th Sermon preached before King Edward, April 19, 1549.
Quaecunque scripta sunt, ad nostram doctrinam scripta sunt. -- Rom. xv. 4.
All things that be written, they be written to be our doctrine.
By occasion of this text, most honourable audience, I have walked this Lent in the broad field of scripture, and used my liberty, and entreated of such matters as I thought meet for this auditory. I have h ...read
