Sermons on the Card, and Other DiscoursesLatimer, Hugh
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Sermons on the Card, and Other Discourses
Latimer, Hugh
Church of England -- Sermons; Sermons, English -- 16th century
They arm them with the sign of the cross and of the wounds, and go clean
contrary to him that bare the cross, and suffered those wounds. They
rise with the king, and fight against the king in his ministers and
officers; they rise with the church, and fight against the church, which
is the congregation of faithful men; they rise for the commonwealth, and
fight against it, and go about to make the commons each to kill other,
and to destroy the commonwealth. Lo, what false pretence can the devil
send amongst us? It is one of his most crafty and subtle assaults, to
send his warriors forth under the badge of God, as though they were armed
in righteousness and justice.
But if we will resist strongly indeed, we must he clothed or armed with
the habergeon of very justice or righteousness; in true obedience to our
prince, and faithful love to our neighbours; and take no false quarrels
in hand, nor any feigned armour; but in justice, "having your feet shod
for [the] preparation of the gospel of peace."
Lo, what manner of battle this warrior St. Paul teacheth us, "to be shod
on our feet," that we may go readily and prepare way for the gospel; yea,
the gospel of peace, not of rebellion, not of insurrection: no, it
teacheth obedience, humility, and quietness; it maketh peace in the
conscience, and teacheth true faith in Jesus Christ, and to walk in God's
laws armed with God's armour, as Paul teacheth here. Yea, if bishops in
England had been "shod for the preparation of this gospel," and had
endeavoured themselves to teach and set [it] forth, as our most noble
prince hath devised; and if certain gentlemen, being justices, had
executed his grace's commandment, in setting forth this gospel of peace,
this disturbance among the people had not happened.
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