The Library of the Old English Prose Writers ...: Latimer's SermonsHilliard, 1832 |
Common terms and phrases
amend amongst answer Bilney bishop bishop of Exeter Bishop of Lincoln bishop of Rome Bishop of Winchester bribes brought called Christ church cometh cure of souls death devil diligent doctrine doth England evil faith father fear fellow friars give God's word godly goeth gospel grace hath hear heard say heart heaven Holy Ghost horse HUGH LATIMER Jonah judge king king's honor labor land Latimer's lechery live London lord lord protector magistrates majesty maketh man's Marry matter neighbour ness never Nineveh now-a-days occasion Paul plough poor popish pound pray preacher preaching priest prolocutor quoth realm religion repent restitution rich saith Saviour scripta sunt Scripture seditious sermon servant shew soul spake speak speaketh spoken tell Ten Commandments thee things thou thought tion told took unpreaching prelates unto woman worldly
Popular passages
Page xl - Be of good comfort, master Ridley, and play the man. We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.
Page 112 - Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; to whom, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, now and for ever. Amen.
Page 26 - And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
Page 23 - There is one that passeth all the other, and is the most diligent prelate and preacher in all England. And will ye know who it is ? I will tell you. It is the Devil. He is the most diligent preacher of all...
Page 277 - And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse...
Page 57 - More saw this aged man, he thought it expedient to hear him say his mind in this matter ; for, being so old a man, it was likely that he knew most of any man in that presence and company. So Master More called this old aged man unto him, and said :
Page 131 - My father was a yeoman, and had no lands of his own, only he had a farm of three or four pound by year at the uttermost, and hereupon he tilled so much as kept half a dozen men. He had walk for a hundred sheep ; and my mother milked thirty kine.
Page xxvi - I never thought myself worthy, nor did I ever sue to be a preacher before your grace, but I was called to it, and would be willing (if you mislike me) to give place to my betters ; for I grant there be a great many more worthy of the room than I am.
Page 117 - I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that are about me ; thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the Lord thy God shall choose : one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee : thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother.
Page 75 - He that took the silver basin and ewer for a bribe, thinketh that it will never come out. But he may now know that I know it, and I know it not alone ; there be more beside me that know it. Oh, briber and bribery ! He was never a good man that will so take bribes. Nor can I believe that he that is a briber will be a good justice. It will never be merry in England till we have the skins of such.