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Bishop Latimer.
Ryle, J. C. (John Charles), 1816-1900.
New York, Protestant Episcopal Society for the Promotion of Evangelical Knowledge, 1855.
http://hdl.handle.net/2027/yale.39002088660502
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T M R
L & , B . A .
E L lO K a nA M S U F C O L E ,
P S C O PA L S O C I E T F O R T H E P R O MO T O N O F
C A L K N O - V P- E DG .
H O U S E , A S T OE P A C E ,
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T M E .
ub t t he n a me o B i s h o p L a t i me r i s
readers. Thereare proba
orgottenthatthreehundred
aqueeno E nglandas
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s theacts andtheopinionso
ormers. The irnamesought
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a y s h ad o ws " l o om i ng i n t he
hingclear dist inct andw ellde
nd seyes. Mydesire is that
hebestinterestso this
Protestantism.Mywish
act-wasdeli eredasaL ecturebe orethe
Y o u ng M e n s S o c ie t y in F e b ru a ry 1 8 53 .
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T M K .
nyour heartsthatthewell-
pendsnotoncommerce orpo li
m ie s o r n a i e s o r g ol d o r c or n
theprincipleso theEng
loudlyf orthedi f usion
nglishC hurchhistory. O pin
ow-a-dayso sostartling
eamanrubhiseyes and
mI ? " A s ta te o f e el i ng i s gr ow in g
manismandProtestantism
ismostunhea lthy . I thas
g andoughttobediminished.
c h ec t h is s t at e o f e e li n g as
e w pl a in f a c ts . I y o u wa n t to
n t h ey s a y y o u mu s t gi e h i m
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a b le t o s up p ly h i m wi t h a f e w .
ubtw hoisatruemembero
a n d A r e y o u p er p le e d b y
w hataref oo lishlyca lled
C o m e w i th m e to - ni g ht a n d pa y
a t h er s o t h e E n g l is h C h u r ch .
ess-bo oneo themosthonest
o thedayso theE nglish
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T M E .
ductunlesswek now thecir
splaced andthedi f iculties
end.N ooneisthoroughly
o ourobligationstothenoble
o r me r s w h o is n o t ac u a in t ed
nglandw hentheybegan
ma ingdisad antagesunder
arriedon.
r ei g n o H e n r y V I I .
re ig ns o H e n ry Y I I I . a nd
w asputtodeathinthere igno
nli eataperiodwhenPo
yinthis country.H ewit
thebreachbetweenHenry
m e a n d th e e st a bl i sh m en t o a t r an s i
ngland. Heli edtosee
o P rotestantismunderE dw ard
ia ti o n o a L i t ur g y an d A r t i c le s
in g f r o m t h os e V e h a e a t t hi s
esethreeperiodsI mustsaya
r sli ewhenPoperywas
w asaperiodo utterspiritual
superstit ioninw hicho-ur
eresun isenoughtoma e
d. Nodoubttherewere
o l l ow er s o W y c l i f e s c at t er e d
e ldthetruth andw erethesa lt
iercepersecutionw ith
egenerallyassailedpre-
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T M R .7
muchprogress. Theybare ly
und. A ndasf orthemass
ossdar nessco eredtheir
estsandteacherso re ligionw ere
dly ignoranto e ery thingthey
nTheyw eregenera llyor
uatee aminationasto
nyo them thoughthey
ies k new nothingw hate er
a c co r di n g to S t r y p e t h e hi s to
etosay theL ord sprayer
bletorepeatthetencom
o theC hurchw ere inthe
hhardlyanybodyunderstood.
elyany andwhatthere
iptura landunedi y ing. Quar
bedtotheclergy butnot
ordingtoLatimer w asnotto
eSunday ; butsermonsmight
undaystogether andnobody
edmenweredottedo erthe
t h e sh a pe o A b b ey s a nd M o na s
thesebeauti ulbuildings
andsel -denying andw ere
pro ligateanddisreputable li es.
whatmightha ebeene
o breadandabundanceo idle
othingf orthead ancement
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T M B .
othingf orthespreado
lytheycared f or
il lthe irow npoc ets and
ower. F ortheonepur
anddyingpeople
dtotheC hurch under
theyT/-ouldin this
mpurgatory andthe irfa ith
or s. F ortheotherpurpose
eyso thek ingdomo
essiono sinsmustbemade.
ande tremeunction no
d. Withoutthe irmasses nosoul
mpurgatory . I nshort they
torsbetweenC hristand
hemwasthehighesto f enseand
o r e a m pl e t h at i n 1 48 9
nimmensesumo money in
gpowerf romthePopetoab
u ry s i mo n y t h e t m an s la u gh
dadultery anda llcrimesw hatso
ngtheclergy andconspiring
5 3 2. T e gg s e d it i on . S u c h
atimer syouth w henPop
ngland.Tosaythatthey
co etous sensua l anddes
oulsandbodieso men is
ethanthetruth.
er syouthw eremeno this
surprisedtohearthatf f ie
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T M R .9
anto truere ligion. I t
ulousindeed i ithadbeen
adneithersoundpreaching
read. A N ew Testament
rlessthan 216s. 3d , and
be ingconsideredahere
eC hrist ianityo thevast
enoughamerenameand
asadayo sportandpastime
mnw orship. Notone inan
erightlyansweredthe
s ha ll I d o to b e sa e d " o r gi e n
j usti ication regeneration
l c e o C h r is t o r th e wo r o t he
i d ea o t h e wa y t o he a e n
thepriestto ldhim andto
ch.Thustheblindled the
dintheditchtogether.
nthatthemasso the la ity
nprayerstotheV irginand
holyplaces andadorationo
o theirsuperstitious
nappallingcatalogue.They
orho ly -waterbe oreathun
toSt. E oo e intimeso
S t.Pernalinanague.
rngtobemarried soughtthe
s. W i e s w ea r y o t h e i r hu s
s el e s t o S t . U n c u mb e r. O n e
msv isitedthetombo S t.
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T M E .
atC anterbury inoneyear in
owardshea en. I none
a t h ed r al t h er e w as o f e r ed a t
2 s . 6d . ; o n t h e V i r g in M a ry s
o n Th om as k B e d e t s 8 3 2 12 s.
dwereo tengrosscheats
l e y i n K e n t t h er e wa s a
n wh i ch t h e f i g u r e o o u r L o r d
h a nd s a n d f e e t r o ll i t s ey e s
nditsbrow . It w ouldhangits
f e r ed t o i t a n d sh a e i t s he a d
eringw asgo ld. A nda llthis
t length itw asdis
w asf ullo springsand-w ires
sw erecausedbypriestsor
t.The relicsworshipped
surdasthe images.A t
hire therewasshowninacrys
le d th e b lo o d o C h r i s t b u t it
dtobethebloodo aduc .
rewasshownanangel-withone
erthespearthatpiercedour
u ry i n S u f o l , t h e c oa ls t ha t
t h e pa r in g s o S t . E d m u nd s
ma s ^ B e c e t s p e n n i e a n d
slyadored. A stow oodo
ghw asf oundinthechurches
castout toha emadetwo
heboneso sa ints there
hadbeenveneratedfor
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T M B . 11
tlength tobeboneso pigs.
gstotell buttheyoughtto
thingstheC hurcho E ome
t s a n c ti o ne d d e e n de d t a ug h t a n d
bers. Thisw asthestateo re
hundredandf i tyyearsago
rmersw erera isedup. . This
tyinthechildhoodandyouth
atimer sli e duringwhich
transit ionbetw eenE oman
presentsmanycuriousf ea
ehand are ormationo re ligion
mmoti esw hich tosay the least
uldbeabsurdto suppose
e H e n r y V I I I . c a me ^ t o a
ranyotherreasonthanthat
e seehispretended
gew ithC atherineo A rra
ommunicationw ithC ran
e e hi m a t o ne t i me s o f a r
t h es e g oo d m en t h at l i e
y thingsthatareright andca l.
causeo theGospel. He
r c hb i sh o p o C a n t e rb u ry a n d
t e v e r y e nd o h i s da y s. H e
rntedinEnglishandplaced
ndsimagestobebro en
superstitions.H eboldly
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T M E .
hePope ssupremacy . He
res andputstoopenshamethe
nmates. A llthisw eseeand
ee h i m a t a no t he r t i m e d e e n d
dburningmenwho li e the
iedthem. Weseehimputting
A rticlesw hichreasserted
atemasses clerica lceUbacy
uricularcon ession andthedenia l
Worsto a ll w esee inhim
s e l - wi l le d s e ns u al m a n al l h is
r w an t o e i d en c e th a t hi s
thesighto God. Theuse
tyo suchinconsistencies to
a mo n g th e d ee p t hi n gs o G o d s
notunderstandit. Wemust
t he r h an d f i - om H e n r y V I U . t o
ormers w esee inthemstrong
llerca lls" atw ilightre li
uttingf orthboo sinH enry
c h t h ou g h an i m me n se i m pr o e
nE omishteaching sti l lcon
not scriptural.S uch
udit ion " andthe" institution
W e s e e th e m h o w e e r g r a
nowledge perhaps
s andspecia llyastothe
ton. Weseethemcon
eptbac , partlyby thearbi-
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T M R . 18
g partlyby the immense
i n g si d e by s i de w i th a P op i sh
ndpartlyby thegreatignor
ergy. N e ertheless oncom
ryV lllth sre ignw iththe
proo thatmuchground
admiretheo erruling
n u se a H e n r y V I I I . j u s t as h e
a r o r S e n na c he r ib f o r t he a c co m
purposes. A ndlast butnot
rethepatientperse erance
Thoughtheyhadbuta litt le
Thoughtheyhadbuta
enteredinbyit.Though
they la iditouthearti ly f or
t intheground. Though
they li edf ullyupto it.
w hattheywould theydid
wereblessedintheirdeed.
r io d - o L a t im er s l i e .
ot t en t h at a t t hi s t im e t h e
h u rc h o E n g la n d we r e e c a
a ps o r u bb i sh r e mo e d o ut o
sw how ereto f o llow. V iew ed
w aysbeaninterestingperiod
rchhistory.
imer sli e whichcomprises
L i s i n ma n y re s pe c ts
r o m th e t wo p e ri o ds t o w hi c h I h a e
auseo E nglishProtestantism
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T M R .
uringE dw ard sshortbut
. pow er. I tw astruly sa ido
a t " H e ' d i ed y o un g b ut l i e d
on . E e l ea s ed f r o m th e b on d ag e
s i n te r e r en c e C r a n m er a n d hi s
inthew or o re ligiousre orm-
onnerandG8 rdiner
eepthembac . E e us-
goodw or , thesetwoPopish
dputtosilence. F a ith ul
d H o o p er w et e p la c ed o n t he
mmenseclearanceorPopish
cted. A L iturgywascompiled
slightly f romourpresentPrayer
oA rticleso religionw ere
mthebasiso ourow nThirty-
h o mi l i es w a s pu t f o r t h i n
o preachers. . A naccuracy
na lstatementw asarri edat
un now n. L earnedf or
a nd P e te r M ar t yr w e re i n i t ed
ndappo intedE egiusPro essors
o r d an d C a m b ri d ge . H o w m uc h
mersmightha ecarriedthew or
t h ey h a d ha d t im e i t i s us e le s s
ngbythechangesthey
f e w y e ar s t h ey w o ul d p ro b ab l y
chasnearlyper ectasav isible
heyhadnotbeenstoppedby
death.
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T M R . 16
onethingwhichtheE e orm
sre igncouldnotaccomplish.
hearts o theparophial
ergymen continuedtohold
h o E n g l a nd w h oh a d no s y m
so C ranmerandhis
grid o theseworthies
promiseany thing signany
hing inordertok eeptheir
y ie ldedcomplianceto
ionsandcommands theyw ere
andsemi-Papistsatheart. The
opHooperf ounditnecessary
bendaries andclergyo the
nhisf irstv isita tion f urnish
o thestateo E nglish
lth stime. Theyareas
nycommandmentsarethere?
C anyousay themby
articleso theC hrist ianf a ith
C anyo iicon irmthemby
r ec i te t h e L o r d s p r ay e r
o b e th e L o r d s p r ay e r ?
heseq uestionsaresad
outhin o theresulto the
1 1 cl e rg y me n i n th e d io c es e o
tthat 168couldnotrepeat
andouto these81could
theScripturetheywereto
the311couldnotte llw here
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T M E .
sw ritten and31didnotk now
o o pe r s w o r s . V o l . i i.
hesearepa in ulandastound
ortantthatyoushouldk now
oncetheeasew ithw hich
erywhenshecameto
gymenli ethose j ust
y too f erany resistanceto
sthese throwgreatlight
n m er a n d th e E e o r me r s o
. W e p r ob a bl y h a e l i tt l e
f icult ies bothw ithinand
hem. A bo ea ll f actssuchas
dao thecondit iono re ligion
ebrightestportiono L atimer s
ethesew eretobeseenw hen
n w hatmustha ebeenseen
f ignorance li e thispre
L , h o wt h ic m u st t h e da r
e nr y V I I L
o n th e s ub e c t o L a t im er s
sha llha ew eariedyoua lready
ta ilo f acts. B utI f irm ly
dgeo thesef actsisabso lutely
standingo theEnglishE e
t h er e o r e h o pe t h ey w i ll n o t pr o e
deration trustyouw illagreew ith
to absurdity tosay assome
scountryhasbeen aloserby
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T M R . 17
tisrea llyastonishingto
d" aboutmerryEnglandin
e " m e di a e a l p ie t y " t h e " a g e s o
d e o u t ha b it s o o u r C a t ho l ic f o r e
c o tt s b e au t i u l w ri t in g s an d P ug i n s
designs ha e lentaf a lse
ngland andinducedmany
ormationreallyw asagain.
gLondonw illnotbesoyoung
etheories. Doubtnot
hestateo E nglishsociety
mesmadesobeauti ulbyhis
e nc i l i s a f a r m or e b ea u ti u l
resthanite erw asinhon
t that" distance lends
w . E estsatis ied that
ury andT intern andB ury
e lrose andB oltonA bbeys
ulnow inruinsthane er
t h s d a ys . N e e r f o r
edby theE e ormation; w e
n o wl e dg e m o ra l it y a n d re l i
o rgetthef ruitsw hichgrew
henlastitf lourishedinEng
gnorance superstit ion im
j y ranny . Godw asangered.
hede ilw aspleased.
w i ll f e e l - r i th m e t o- n ig h t t h at
osethattheactsandwrit-
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T M E .
e o r me r s un d er H e n r y V I I L
the irmaturedopinions. I t
uldbetomeasurethecharacter
s sayingsanddoingswhen
berthattheE e ormersunder
er e i n a st a te o s p ir i tu a l ch i ld h oo d .
ligionthrough a glass
t h e re i gn o E d w ar d V I . t h at
ngs. B ew are there ore
e eyoubyart ully -chosen
mw or spublishedinthebe
h E e o r ma t io n . J u d g e t he E e
l by the irwrit ingsinthere ign
4 u t n ot b y t he i r wr i ti n gs i n t he r e ig n
w illagreew ithmeto-night
bletodecrytheearlyE ng
menwhodidnotgofarenough.
ymade butthosew homa e
enormousobstaclesthe
rmount andtheenormouse ils
t isnonsensetosupposethey
antoparethemosso f an
w ashita resh. Theyhad
cayedhouse andrebuild
nd. I t isnonsensetota l as
ea a f a i r wi n d a n d a cl e ar
theyhadtopilo ttheship
hanarrow anddi f icultstra it
andtide. Puta lltheirdi 6-
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T M E . 19
arbitrary pro ligatecharacter
, a nd t he t en de r ye ar s o E d w ar d V I .
eo thepopulation thebit
ssedmon sandf riars the
nyo thebishops andthese
a v a s t pr o po r ti o n o t h e cl e rg y
gether andw eighthemwell
w illnotlightly regardthew or
mersdid. F ormyow npart so
hattheydidso litt le I w onder
uch. I mar e latthe ir
sedatthe irsuccess. I see
dbycomparati elywea
anonlyaccountf oritbysay ing
mo atruth.
o t h i s e e n in g s l e ct u re t o
iteyourattention isthestory
s l i e .
rnabouttheyear1485 at
MountS orrel inthe.countyo
tsuchagraphicaccounto his
neo hissermonspreachedbe
t h at I m u st i n j u s ti c e gi e i t t o
says: " My f atherwasa
andso hisow n. H ehad
orfourpoundsayearatthe
onhetil ledsomuchask ept
e h a d wa l f o r o ne h u nd r ed
mil edthirtyk ine. Hew as
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T M R .
k ingaharnessw ithhimsel
ecamet theplacew herehe
ng sw ages. I canremember
n es s w h en h e we n t to B l a c -
p t me t o s ch o ol o r e ls e I h a d no t
c he d b e o r e th e k i n g s m a e s ty
tersw ithf i epoundsapiece
odlinessandthef earo God.
orhispoorne ighbors andsome
r. ( W o r s i . 1 0 1 .P ar e r s
isthegoodB ishop shomelyac
a m il y . I t i s o n l y f a i r t o ob s er e
ongthethousande amples
w itha ll itsf aults isacoun
nv ery low andyetli e
ambridgeattheageo
09wase lectedaf e llow o C lare
r y li t tl e o h i s ea r ly h i st o ry e c e pt
w hichhehimsel hasto ldus
rty hew asamostv io
ustasSt. Paulw asnot
thatatonetimehew asablas
tor andin urious sotheo ld
o tentote llhow he too had
E o m e. H e s a y s i n o ne o
asobstinateaPapistasanyw as
hthatw henI shouldbemade
myw holeorationw entaga inst
opinions. ( Wor s i. .
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T M E . 21
n a no t he r s er m on : " A l l t he P a pi s ts
be s a e d b y th e l aw a n d I m y
erous perilous anddamnable
yearso age. So longhad
ss a n d th e s ha d ow o d e at h . ( i .
l et t er - t o S i r E d wa r d B a y nt o n: " I
pa s t t h at i I h a d be e n a f r i a r
notha ebeendamned
a n d by r e as o n o t h e sa me I
ny timestoha ebeenaf riar
s o re s i c , o r d is e as e d. N o w I
oo lishness. ( i. p. 332.
abouthimsel iscon irmedby
thatheusedtothin so il lo
athedeclaredthe lastt imes the
a n d th e e nd o t h e wo r ld m u st b e
t y " h e s ai d " w a s ga i ni n g
tlengthsmightnot menbe
ntheybegantoquestione en
e Po p e " B e c o n m en t io n s t h at
h e d i i n it y l ec t ur e r d e l i e r ed l e c
atimerw assuretobepresent in
ri eaw ay thescho lars. I n
rPoperyw assonotorious thathew as
f cross-bearerinthere ligio iis
ersity anddischargedthe
nity f orse enyears. S uch
Godf ormedapreciousv essel
uchw erethef irstbeginnings
d m os t u se u l o t h e E n g li s h
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T M R .
usedin ordertobring
k n o wl e dg e o C h r i s t s ' t r ut h
ney . B ilneyw asacon
r s a t C a m b ri d ge w ho h a d f o r
doctrineso theEe orma
atLatimerw asasincereand
ly thoughtitpossiblethathis
ha r is e f r o m la c o k n o wl e dg e .
ldly tohima terhispublicon
andhumblyas edtobe
a t e co n e s si o n o h i s 6- w n
thiscourageousstepwascom
sus: " I learnedmorebyhis
re inmanyyears. P romthat
ntosmellthewordo God and
octorsandsuchf oo leries. ( i.
ductonthisoccasionseemsto
w orthy . I toughttoencour
dogoodtohisne ighbor. I t
t h e tr u th o t h e pr o e r b : " A
how goodisit .
tamantodoany thingby
eceasedtobeazea lousPapist
ea lousProtestant andga e
ul a n d mi n d t o t he w or o
d i n B i l n ey s c o mp a ny t h e
commencedpreachingin
inasty lehithertoun now n
onbecamef amousasoneo the
r ulpreacherso theday .
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o hishearerstosearchthe
u i re a t e r th e w ay o s a l a t io n .
s ch a pl a in t o C r a n me r a n d B r a d
chapla intoEidley bothtracedthe ir
ns. B econhasle tusare
t h e e f e c ts o h i s pr e ac h in g .
e c e pt t h e st i f - n ec e d a nd u n ci r -
ntaway f romitw ithoutbeing
t es t at i on o s i n a n d mo e d u nt o
. ( i i . 2 2 4. P a r e r s S o c ie t y
u e nc e s o t h is f a i th u l d is c ha r ge o
stw hata lle periencemight
earoseaga instL atimera
w armso f ria rsanddoc
whenhe carriedthecross
insthim inabody w henhe
t. Paul. TheB ishopo E ly
nymore intheUni ersitypul
bta inedpermissionf romDr.
heC hurcho theA ugustine
e m pt f r o m E p i sc o pa l j u r is d ic
eensilencedaltogether. B ut
mesdidnotstophere. C om
imbe oreC ardina lWolsey
cetoappearbe orehim
o L o n do n o n c ha r ge s o h e r
hecircumstanceso thetimes
nder ulthatLatimerdidnot
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T M R .
e s h ar e B i l n ey s f a t e a n d su
e .
osehandourtimesare had
m er t o d o a n d ra i se d u p f o r h i m
higherquarters. Hisdecided
H e n ry V I H t h s d i o rc e f r o m
on broughthim intocommunica
ek ing sphysician andulti
e fa orandpatronageo
n t h e ye a r 15 3 0 h e w as m ad e
ns andpreachedbe orethe
n t h e y e ar 1 5 31 t h e ro y al f a o r
ppo intmenttothe li ingo
hippenham inWiltshire : and
Dr. B utts remonstrances heat
w enttoresideuponhiscure .
a t im e r wa s j u s t th e s am e ma n
atC ambridge andf ound
a n a d e r sa r y in W i l t s hi r e a s
eUni ersity. I npastora l
npreachinghewasin
season bothw ithinhis
had f ullauthorityto
g e ne r al l i ce n se f r o m th e U n i e r si t y
he. morehedid themoreangry
ndWest- ingtonbecame
to stophisproceed
umannature isthe
generallyadog-in-the-
elessminister.H eneither
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T M E .
me. Hew ascon enedbe ore
communicatedandimprisoned
otectingcareo Godseems
undhim. Hisenemies
ar e llously restra inedf rom
tremities. A tlengthin
uddenstoptothe irpersecution
po Worcester. Thatsucha
nappointmentis certainly
meha eattributeditto the
r o mw el l s o me t o t ha t o t h e
; s o me t o t ha t o D r . B u t ts ;
m er w h o - v a s a lw a ys L a t im e r s
peculationsare , tosay thebest
sheartisinthehando the
thesouthheturnethitw hith
h e n G od i n te n ds t o g i e a
ce hecana lw aysra iseupa
m.
r sepiscopateisshortand
stedf ouryears. Hew asthe
pa lace thathehadbeenin
raC ambridgepulpit. P ro
Themitredidnotpro e
ea lf ortheGospel. Hew as
lw ayssimple-minded a lw ays
usiness a lw ayslaboringtodo
t h e hi s to r ia n s p ea s h i gh l y
dy readiness andcontinua lcare
p r ea c hi n g e h o rt i ng v i s it i ng
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ming e itherashisabil ity could
w ou l d be a r. B u t h e a d ds : " T h e
usandv ariablethathe
w hathewould. Yet
theper ormedtotheutmost
at a lthoughhecouldnot
espar lingre licso o ld
roughtthat thoughthey
ay yettheyshouldbeused
asmuchpro itasmightbe.
B i s h o p L a t i me r a pp o in t ed b y
topreachbe orethecon oca
oubtthisappo intmentw as
merk new w ellthatL atimer
theoccasion. Thesermonshe
nt a n d f u l l y j u s t i y t h e A r c h
oref a ith ulandconscience-
robablyne erde li eredto
n.Theywillrepayanatten
brethrenandf athers " hesays
w earehereassembledf orthe
dosomethingw herebyw emay
dreno light. L etusdo
w hichhithertoha ebeenj udged
p r o e e e n s ti l l to b e s o.
thenseeingw ebein
ourse l esthatw ebepre lates
hatw emaybepre latesin
e dil igence andsincerity.
s b r e t hr e n a n d lo o a b ou t
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T M R .
yw hatthingsaretobe
ch o - E n g la n d. I s i t s o ha r d
ryoutoseemanyabusesinthe
e laity ? " H ethenmentions
byname thestateo the
nd t h e B i s ho p s C o n s i st o ri e s t h e
sceremoniesandholidays
and" v isit ingo re licsand
clesandthesale-o masses
nsiderandamendthem.
emnw arningo theconse
glectingnotoriousabuses.
h e s ay s " G o d wi l l co m e ; h e w i l l
willcomeupon-such a
orhim^ andatsuchan
ew illcomeandcutusin
ashedoththehypocrites.
iingshallbe -mybrethren
th_sha llbe mybrethren.
spreparedf ortheworld s
Thesebethewa ersand
o r w or l dl y p re l at e s w a l i ng a n d
Y e s e e b r et h re n w ha t s or r ow
dedf oryoui yebew orld
t he n b e v e e d b e n ot t h e
f yew illnotbethechild
n ot s t ri c e n wi t h th e l o e o
uponthem. I f yew ill
notw orldly . C ome goto
o ur p r o i t s t u d y f o r - t h e gl o ry
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T M E . 29
t s e e i n y ou r c on s ul t at i on s
hrist andbringf orthat
pleaseC hrist. F eedyeten
f loc o C hrist. P rea .ch
o e t h e li g ht w a l i n
thechildreno lightwhile
atyemayshine intheworld
sw iththeF ather S on
o r s v o l .i . p 5 0 S u c h
on ocationbyL atimer.
i s h o p L a t i me r p la c ed o n t he
n es f o r t he p u bl i c at i on o a b o o
re ligion theresulto w hich
nstitutiono aC hristian
wef indhimputtingforth
eprioro WorcesterC on ent
disso l ed andw hich
commandsthepriortoha e
shcha inedinthechurch.
mb e r o t h e co n e n t to g e t hi m
w Testament; hedirectsa lecture
e ad i n t he c o n e n t e e r y d a y
atdinnerandsupper.
hepublishedin unctionstothe
inw hiehhecommandse ery
dehimsel w ithaw holeB ible
Testament ande ery
udyonechapter atthe least.
tosetasidepreachingf orany
ce ceremonies orprocessions.
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T M E .
structthechildreninthe ir
these litt le f actsare
yshow us-w hatanA ugsean
ce s e wa s i n H e n ry V I H t h s
usdi l icultiesare orming
.
a t im e r pl e ad i ng w i th L o r d
i t G r e at M a l e r n A b b ey m i gh t n ot b e
suggeststhatit shouldbe
r mo n e ry " w hi ch h es ay s " G od
mainta inteaching preaching study
eas sw hetheritw ouldnotbe
oortl^ reeo theo ldmonastic
setapartf orsuchpurposes.
sign andshowsgreatf ore
sw ants. H aditbeencarried
m S t . B e es L a mp et er a nd K i n g s
eenunnecessary . Therapa
s c o ur t ie r s w h o ha d a n am a i n g
tyo thesuppressedabbeys
ess.
atimer sepiscopatew asbrought
nto theS i A rticlesa l
w hichsomeo the leadingtenets
thorita ti e lymainta ined. He
passingo thisA ct inop
theParliament andthere
pelledtoresignhisbishopric.
thedayw henthishappened
r o m th e H o u s e o L o r ds t o h is
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f h i s ro b es a n d le a pi n g up d e
dabouthim thathefound
ehadbeenf orsometime.
L atimer sli eappearto
orcedsilence andinretirement.
hingthathedid. Wedonot
hespenthistime andw hether
ingatWest- ingtonornot.
hewasregardedasa dan
n andhadmuchdi f iculty
Theonlycertainf actw e
atlengthcommittedtoprison
t h e la s t ye a r o H e n r y V I H t h s
theTow er.
cametothethrone in1547
easedf romprison andtreat
respect. Hiso ldbishoprico
r ed t o h im a n d th e H o u s e o
addresstotheProtector
re uestingthathemightbere
increasingin irm itiesmade
f ereddignity andhespent
h is l i e w it ho ut a ny o f i ce b ut
an. H ischie residence
as-w ithhiso ldf riendand
nmer underthehospitableroo
h i l e he r e h e t oo a n a ct i e
doptedf orcarryingf orw ard
mation. HeassistedC ranmer
b oo o H o m i l ie s a n d wa s
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T M E .
esappo intedtore ormtheEc
or w hichwasne ercompleted.
ypreachedtw icee erySun
a rt o E d w ar d V l t h s r e ig n
e orethek ing. I nthe lat
df ro inthemidlandcounties
hingw here erhisser icesseemed
despecia lly inL inco lnshire .
use ulperiodo hisli e.
ormersprobablysowedtheseeds
trinesowide lyande f ectual
sas L atimer.Thelate
mony tothis. H esays:
hananyotherman promotedthe
reaching.
dwardV I . andtheacces
otheEnglishthrone in1553
sacti ee ertionsonbehal
orw ardhew ascalledtoglori y
a n d no t b y do i ng . O n e o t h e
sgo ernmentw astheapprehension
h E e o r me r s " ; n d L a t i m er w a s
homaw arrantw asissued. The
oundhimdoinghisMaster s
in W a r w ic s h ir e b u t q u i t e pr e
adrece i ednoticeo w hat
be orethemessengerarri ed
edC are less andmighteasily
r e u s ed t o a a i l hi m se l o t h e
I goasw illingly toLondon
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calledbymyprincetorender
c tr i ne a s e e r I w e nt t o a ny
donotdoubtbutthat
mew orthy topreachhisw ord
sohew illenablemetowit
ird. I nthisspiritherode
on andsa id ashepassed
w herehereticsw eregenera lly
i e ld h a s lo n g gr o an e d f o r S i e .
ommittedtotheTow er in
E i d le y a n d B r a d o r d a n d
a l l th e f o u r w e re c o n i n ed i n o ne
urmarty rs touseo ldLati
d to g et h er r e ad o e r t he N e w T e s ta
ionandpain ulstudy " and
attransubstantiationwasnot
mtheTower thethreebishops
f o r d i n 1 55 4 a n d th e re i n 1 55 5
ereburnta li eatthesta eas
prisonwasanswerabletohis
w o lo n g ye a rs h e n e e r l o s t h is
andpatiencene erf a iledhim.
pentinreadingtheB ible . H e
e ad t h e N e w T es t am en t o e r s e e n
ison. Mucho hist imewas
tineB ernher hisf a ith ulser
eo tencontinuedk neelingso long
etupf romhisk neesw ith
sed especiallytomen-
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A T M E .
ime. O new as thatas
obeapreacherandpro es
ew ouldgi e-himgracetostand
eath. A notherw as that
rcy restoretheGospelo C hrist
heo tenrepeatedthesetw o
Thethirdw as thatGod
nc e ss E l i a b et h a n d ma e h e r
dI t i s a s tr i i n g f a c t t h at a l l
ullygranted.
hisv arioustria lsande ami
persecutorswasin somere
eterthanthato theothermar
oughthathisdeathw asde
asquiteright. Gardine , . the
nchester hadsa idopenly that
a e l a id a t t he r o ot o t h e tr e e :
er ulpreachersoughtcer
n e r t h e Po p is h B i s h op o L o n
osotoB onner andmorea lso
sescapeme. A ctingonthisim
dE idleybe orethetria l thathe
t a l " o a f r e e di s pu t at i on "
rgumentw illbeasitw asw ith
W e h a e a l a w a n d b y ou r l aw
ctingonthisimpression hedid
sbutma easimplepro es
re usedtobeledaw ay into
ttheopinionso theF athers
ley . He to ldhisj udgespla in-
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ersmightbedece i edinsome
only " be lie edthemwhenthey
cripturew iththem " A w iser
tth F athersw asprobably
merissobeauti ullydescribed
a n no t d o be t te r t ha n g i e y ou t h e
blein hiswords.I cer
litbyany additionso
o t imew illobligemeto
rthee ecuti n( says
no rt h si de o O x f o rd i n th e di tc h
o l l eg e . F o r f e a r o a n y tu m ul t
entthe irburning. L ord
o ldero thecity w ere
ueen slettertobeassistant
andw henallthingsw ere inreadi
ebroughtf orthtogetheron
1 5 55 . , ^
n a f u r re d b la c g o wn s u ch
abishop. A f terhim
r i s t ol f r i e e f r o c , a l l
dcapandahan erchie o er
w shroudhangingo erhis
et.
s a wL a t im er c o mi n g a t e r
h a re y et he re " " Y e a " s ai d
a s f a s t a s I c a n f o l l ow . A t l e ng t h
onea tertheother. Eidley
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A T M E .
andearnestlyho ldingup
dtow ardshea en. Shortly
me r h e r an t o h im e mb r ac e d an d
g: " B e o g o od c h ee r b r o t he r f o r
thef uryo thef lames or
i t.
sta e k nee leddow nby
ed andbehindhimLatimer
a ll inguponGod. A f terthey
ithanothera litt lew hile but
ecouldnotlearno anyman.
tolistento asermon
priest namedS mith upon
h I g i e m y bo d y to b e b ur n ed
I a m n ot h in g " T h ey a t
a lsestatementso thismis
erenota llowed. Eidley
commitourcausetoA lmighty
a lly j udgea ll. L atimer
Well there isnothinghid
est " andsa id: " H ecoul^
g h i h e m ig h t be s u f e r ed .
terthistoma eready
edw itha llmee ness. Eidley
chthingsashehadabout
y andhappyw ashethat
m. L atimerga enothing
ed h i s k e e pe r t o pu l l o h i s ho s e
w hichwasv erysimple . A nd
hisshroud heseemedas
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w hostoodby asonecould
ghinhisclothesheap
o edo ldman henow stood
aino ironandf astened
andL atimer smiddlestoone
a s k n o c i n g in a s t ap l e E i d le y t oo
andsa idtothesmith: " Good
in h ar d f o r f l e sh w il l ha e i ts
unpo-w derw astiedaboutthe
tsw erepiledroundthem and
werecompleted.
gotk indledwithf ire and
y s f e e t. T o wh o m L a t i me r
n er " B e o g o od c o m o r t
play theman; w esha llthisday
G od s g r ac e i n E n g l a nd a s I
out.
indled whenEidleysaw
ow ardshim hecriedw itha
d i n to t h y ha n ds I c o mm en d m y
e m y sp i ri t ' a n d re p ea t ed t h e
mer cry ingasv ehementlyon
ta e " F a th er o h ea e n
e ce i e d t he f l a me a s i e m br a c
sr o e d h is f a c e -W i t h h is
athedthemalittle inthe
asitappearedwithvery litt ie
s a ys F o e c o nc e rn i ng t h e
se r a n t o G o d B i s h o p
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T M E .
e " la b or i ou s s er i c es f r u it u l l i e
ewholerealmhascauseto
lm ightyGod.
ormetoturnf romthe
r s l i e . I h a e g i e n y ou a b ri e
f romhisbirthtohisdeath.
t h at f o r w an t o t i me I h a e
.
oodman spreaching. F ew
raddressedanEnglishcongrega
tthanhedid. Nodoubthis
uldnotsuitmoderntaste.
nt odd andcoarsethings.
r rambling anddiscursi e
o ss i pi n g st o ri e s. B u t a t e r al l
thesedayso w hatasermon
dernsermonistooo tenadull
giousessay f ullo measured
hnsonianEnglish ba ldplati
s andelaborate lyconcocted
leadensword w ithoute ither
yw eapon andlitt le li e ly to
ti acombinationo sound
nS a onlanguage bo ldness
a n d si m pl i ci t y c a n ma e a
s us pe ct h a e e e r e u a l le d ol d
y ou o t h e ma n y pr o o s h e g a e o
nessasaminister. Hedidnot
n g an y b od y s s i ns e e n i t h e y
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g . W h en H e n r y V I I L
s io n o t h e B i b l e L a t im e r wr o te
er longbe orehew asa
withhimonhis conduct.
dnothinge lsedid^ hef ear.
e r " h e e c l ai m ed a t t he b e gi n ni n g
s " t h ou a r t go i ng t o s pe a
gh t y K i n g H e n r y V I I L , w h o
i t t o ta e t hy l i e a w ay . B e
st . B u t L a t im e r L a t im e r
bouttospea be orethe
o r d o l o rd s . Ta e h e ed t h at
im.
h i s un w or l dl i ne s s. H e g a e u p
a n d re t ir e d in t o pr i a t e li e f o r
w i th o ut a m u rm u r. H e r e u s ed
becausehef e lttooo ldto
he n h e mi g ht h a e h a d it b y s ay
gh t s pe a o h i s ge n ui n e k i n d li n es s
ysthef riendo thepoorand
time w hilehesta idat
iedine aminingintothecases
tO himf orhe lp. I m ight
e . To t h e v e r y en d o h i s li e
cloc inthemorning and
llthis andmuchmore
t ti m e wo u ld f q , i l i I e n te r ed
I h a e g i e n y ou f a ct s en ou gh
aintideao w hattheman
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T M E .
ady toagreewithme that
tbishopsthiscountryhase er
a ebeenw ellf o rtheC hurch
o re o h e r bi s ho p s ha d b ee n l i e B i s h
w e r li e A r c hb i sh o p L a u d .
ot h in o e r t he h i st o ry o h i s
ousinstanceo themiracles
canw or . TheS piritcan
y o u s ee a n d m a e h i m a f a i t h u l
ando theL ordis nothing
hin thatany f riend re lation
opposedtotheGospelto
n. A w ayw iththe idea1
sunder theGospel.E e
dne erdespair.
o t h in o e r L a t i m er s l a st
ousproo thatJ esuscansus
hef ire andw illbeapresent
mintheirt imeo need.
ntthatany thingistoohard
be w i th y o u. D o n ot g i e u p
iery tria lsinyourway be
a orable andcircumstances
mbero ldLatimeratthe
b e ca s t do wn .
astthingw hichI proposed
i eyouabrie accounto
o p in i on s .
tentiontothisportiono the
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T M E . 41
ecircumstanceso thetimes
th e s ub e c t wi t h mo r e th a n or d i
erystrangestatements
ersastothe truedoctrineso
a n d. Y o u l i e i n d ay s , w h en
ttheruleo f a ith^ about
outregeneration aboutthesacra
g areurgedupontheatten
n d a n d wh e n th e a d o c at e s an d
ev iew sarecoollyarrogatingtothem
eingtheonlysoundC hurch
thatthosewhorepudiatethese
a llengethe irad ocatestppro e
eadyanswerisat once
erthesev iew sarescriptura lor
ubttheyare" churchv iew s.
tw edeny thesev iew sareto
es L i t ur g y a n d H o mi l ie s o
and w henhonestlyandconsist
equietly to ldthatw e
matter.W earestupid.
blind. We are ignorant.
lainE nglish Theyarethe
arethetrue" C hurchv iew s "
them w emustbeq uite
a r e le t t o i n e r t ha t i w e ar e
w eoughtto lea eourdear
e i t u p to t h em - . Y o u k n o w w el l
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w hicharego ingonine ery
ecometothispass le tussee
a littlelightonthe sub
threehundredyears. Letus
iew so themenw hola idthe
h u rc h o E n g la n d a n d ar e n o
t h e A r t i cl e s H o m U i e s a n d
dLatimerintothe-w itness-
ewhathisopinionsw ereupon
honoredmembero the
attheperiodw henthedoctrines
irstbroughtintoshapeand
a r f r i e nd a n d ad i s er o A r c h
ssistantinthecompositiono
omilies abishopw hoseortho
rene erca lledinq uestion
temporaries ^ i anyman
urchmanoughttohold. B ishop
thatman; i h is- iew sare
i e ws I k n o w n o t wh o se a r e.
f o r a f e w m i n ut e s w h i l e I
t s f r o m L a t i m er s w o r s . B e a r
on irmyourmindsonthe
thepresentday w ho is and
rchman
B i s h o p L a t i me r t hi n a b ou t
T h is i s a p oi n t wi t h wh i ch t h e v e r y
gionisboundup. S omeC hurch
notwithstandingtheS i th
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T M E . 43
ea lone isnottheruleo f a ith
amanw iseuntosa l ation.
ibleandthefathers orthe
dit ion ortheB ibleandthe
e e p l ai n ed b y t he P r ay e r B o o ,
inedbyanEpiscopa llyorda ined
ea lone. Now letushear
b e o r e E d wa r d V I . : " I w i ll
thisrealmoncesaidtome.
n d ' m a r e l le d t ha t I w ou l d no t c on
asw eresetout. A ndI an
ou l d be r u le d b y Go d s b o o ,
e j otf romit I w ouldbe
hancadinourcommunica
sS upper. Tush sa iththe
c al l t he L o r d s S u p pe r ? W h a t
estoodbyhimoneDr.
byandby andsa idthat
n thedoctors.A ndI
w ouldratherf o llow Paulin
thoughtheyhadallthe
W o r s i . 1 2 1.
o n e r en c e wi t h R i d le y : " A
ismuchmoref ittounderstand
rrogantorproud priest
imsel , behee ersogreatand
a ls. B utw hatistobesaid
o w a r e t he y t ob e e st e em e d ? S t .
gi ingthiscrule thatw eshould
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ruebecausetheysayso do
ceedinholinessandlearning
ro ethe irsayingbycanonical
dprobablereasons meaning
on I thin , w hichdothor
ghtco llectionandgathering
ures
w iththe irlongf a ith. B eyou
tf a itho thesa ints w hichis
ordo Godw ritten. A dieu
A men F oronemanha ing
gdreasonf orhim ismoreto
one thanathousandsuchas
ogetherorsucceedingonean
ebothherbsandw eeds and
theweedsandlea ethe
W o r s p . 11 4. P ar e r s E d i ti on .
onthesepassages theyspea
w ha t d id B i s h o p L a t i me r t hi n
y f a ith? Thisisthe-doctrinewhich
criteriono astandingor
hedoctrinewhich inspite
r t ic l e o o u r C h u r c h m a n y ar e
byminglingupw ithit
s S u p pe r o u r o w n wo r s a n d I
. Now letushearB ishop
nasermonpreachedatGrimsthorpe:
ho s e f o r j u s t h o ly a n d ac c ep t a-
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h b el i e e i n h im w h ic h p ut
con idence inhim. B yhis
ered hemerited thatasmany
b e as w e ll j u s ti i e d by h i m a s
doneanysin andasthough
elaw totheuttermost. F or-w e
ecurseo the law. The
wisnot abletohelpus.
t ionisnotinthe law butinus.
dgood butwearenot able
e law condemnethus. B ut
thdeli eredusf romthecurse
etusatliberty andpromis
e inhimw eshallnotperish
nus. There ore le tus
rist. L etusputa llourhope '
ceonly inhim. L etuspatchhim
a s I t o ld y o u be o r e o u r me r it s
e e r la s ti n g li e . I t i s t oo
emeritedbyman. I t ishis
enhimtoustobeourde-
e u s e e r la st in g li e . ( i i. 1 25 .
anothersermon: " L earnto
anddangerous. .poisono
bouttothrustC hristouto
I s ay t o le a e a ll P ap is tr y a nd t o
God w hichteacheththat
d ge b u t a j u s ti i e r a g i e r o
t a e r a wa y o s i n. H e p u r c ha s ed
ispa in uldeath andw ere-
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T M R .
be lie inginhim asS t. Paul
ree lyyeare j usti iedthrough
o S t . P au l a l l me r it s a nd
a r e e c l u d ed a n d cl e an t a e n
o r ou r wo r s s a e t he n it
t. Paulsaii h. f ree ly. Whether
t. . PaulorthePapists "
a y s a ga i n i n a no t he r s er m on : " , C h r i s t on l y
edremission j usti ication and
o r a s ma n y s e w i l l b el i e e t h e sa m e.
eit shallnotha eit; f orit
e a nd h a e . ( i . 4 21 .
hesepassagesre uirenocom
pa f o r t he ms e l e s .
w ha t d id B i s h o p L a t i me r t hi n
his asyouareallaw are isthe
h e gr e at c o nt r o e r si e s o t h e da y .
m en i n s pi t e o t h e S e e n te e nt h
m i ly f o r W h i t - u n d a y m a in t ai n
sarenecessarilyregenerate
ndtheHolyGhost atthemo
. I naw ord they te llusthat
a n d ch i ld w h o ha s r ec e i e d b ap
egeneration andthate ery
hurcho E nglandshouldbe
o regeneratedpersons.
pLatimer.
preachedinL inco lnshire:
o men. Sometherebethat
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otregenerate notyetinthestate
s t o sa y n o t Go d s s e r a n ts . T he y
orregeneration. Theybenot
i i . 7 . H e s a y s i n a s er m on
w ar d V I . : " C h r is t s ai t h E x
mabo e hecannotseethe
emust. ha earegeneration.
ration? I t isnottohechrist
e f irebrandse poundit and
obee pounded then? St.
laceo S cripturedeclareth
mstanceandcollectiono
ipturepla in. Webeborn
dhow ? N otbyamorta lseed
the immorta lseed? B y
g Go d ; b y t he w or d o G o d
uscomethinournew
H e s a y s i n an o th e r L i n c ol n sh i re
gisGod sinstrument w herebyhe
he a rt s . O u r S a i o ur s a it h t o
ptamanbebornanew hecannot
od. B uthow comeththisre
ingandbelie ingthew ordo
t . P et e r. ( i . 4 7 1 .
t h es e p as s ag e s re u i re n o c om
pa f o r t he ms e l e s .
w ha t d id B i s h o p L a t i me r t hi n
u p pe r ? T h is I n e ed h a rd l y sa y
hveryunprotestantdoctrine
resentday. S omearoundus.
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T M B .
e nt y -e i gh t h A r t i cl e s p ea o t h ig
ner thatit ishardtoseethe
heirdoctrineandPopishtran
cri iceo the inass. N ow let
r. ^
ta t io n a t O x f o r d : " I n t h e
otherpresenceo C hristre
presence. A ndthispresence
hrist ianman asthepresenceby
tandC hrist inus totheob
i w e pe r se e r e in t h e tr u e Gp s
ncemaybe calledareal
hef a ith ulbe lie erthereristhe
C h r i s t. ( i i . 2 5 2. H e s a y s
C hristspa ene eraw ord
s ay i ng o m as s ; n o r pr o mi s ed t h e
ongtheidolaterswith the
e ceptthey repentspeedily .
priestsshouldnowceasef or
me n o ug h t to o f e r t he i r ow n bo d ie s
h o ly a n d ac c ep t ab l e be o r e Go d .
rdwasinstitutedtopro o e
andtostirusupbypreaching
berhisdeathtill hecometh
H e s a y s i n h is l a st e a m in a ti o n :
hebreadandw ine andsuch
buttheomnipotencyo God
tw hichbe orew asbreadshould
e h i bi t C h r i s t s b o dy . A n d
d andthew inestil lw ine.
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nthenaturebutthedignity .
s i n o ne o h i s L i n c ol n sh i re s e rm o ns :
themystica lbread anddrin eth
accordingtotheordi
e r ec e i e t h su r el y t he v e r y bo d y
piritua lly asitsha llbemost
lH eeateth.w iththemouth
stethw iththestomacho his
h r i s t. A n d t o b e sh o rt w h os o
r i s t p u tt e th h i s ho p e t r us t a n d
eeato ithanddrin ethhim. F or
righteatingtoeterna ll i e
( i. 459.
t n a e n o c om me n t on t h es e
orthemsel es.
ltiplyquotationso this
th ' i t imepermitted. There
dsub ectinthepresentdayon
eyousomepla in scriptura l
no B ishopLatimer.
ow w hathetho iightabout
l itt leo it assomedoin
asameanso graceverysub
dser ices N o indeed
t h e o f i c e o s a l a t io n a n d
ne r at i on . H e s a y s : " T a e a wa y
a wa y s al a t io n . H e s a y s : " T h is
gistheonlyordinaryw ay thatGod
usa ll. Letusmainta inthis
t he r . H e d e c l ar e s th a t " P r ea c h-
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T M R .
w restledmostaga inst. I t
decay thiso f ice . He
uchashecan. Hehathmade
andstirredthemupbyheaps
i c e in t h e ti t le o h e rs e y. ( i . 2 0 3
02 .
rw hathethoughtabouta
candlesinchurches H e
thingscomef romthede il.
esident andhathhisplough
boo andupw ithcandles;
w ithbeads; aw ay -w iththe
upw iththehghto candles
ay ._ Wherethede il isresident
upw itha llsuperstit ionand
intingo images candles pa lms
n d ne w se r i c es o m a n s i n e n t-
ow w hathethoughtabout
assomedonow thatit isthe
n d th a t we s h ou l d gi e u p e e r y
N o indeed. He says:
rdingtoGod sho lyw ord or
anpeace. Weoughtne er
hatw eshouldforsa eGod s
( i . 4 87 .
ow w hathethpughtabout
s? Didhe lightlyesteemthem
becausetheydidnotretain
n de e d he d i d no t . H e s a ys : " I
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thatgreatcler , shouldcome
mandsuchasheistoha e
ouldne erw antit. There
learnedmen PeterMar
n w h ic h h a e a h u nd r ed m ar s
ingw ouldbestow athousand
i . 1 4 1.
now w hathethoughtabout
ns? Didheregardthemasthe
clesiasticale - i ls l i e those
s " Gi eussynodica laction
stoEidley : " Touchingcouncils
r e e r y ou t o y ou r o wn e p e ri e nc e
ountry sparliamentsandcon o
mytimedidbringf orth
f terwardthemorepartdidre
rticlesarenowagainre
ertainty isthis. A ndhesays
ecredence istobegi ento
o i j ' W o r d o G o d f o r h i m t h an
eWord. I itagreewith
ec e i e d . I f i t a gr e e no t i t i s
houghacouncilhaddetermined
L a ti m. i . 2 8 8 .
ow w hathe ihoughto
tpreaching? Didhethin ,
asermonconta insagood
a lsedoctrinemaybee cused
ndeedhedidnot. Hesays:
w ay andsha llpreachav ery
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e e.
butatthe lasttheyw illha e
e littlepieceo Poperypatch
erw ith f orthe irownlucre
minglingo thew ayo
amingle-mangle asmenser e
i . 2 9 0.
uany longerw iththesee
youto . rememberw ellwhose
uoting andw hentheyw ere
erenotspo enlastyear. Theydid
o t h e re c to r s o S t . G eo r ge s
M a ry W h i t ec h ap e l o r S t .
wa r . T h ey w er e n ot s p o e n b y th e
a p e l C h e l s ea ; o r o P o rt m an
; o rS t . J o h n s B e d o rd R o w o r
ratEx eterHa ll. N o the
ed arethreehundredyearso ld.
neo thebestbishopsthe
e erhad. Theyarethewords
tocomposeourf irstboo o
hew ordso thef iriendandad
pC ranmer. Theyarethewords
ndparliamentde lightedto
a ero thesewordsnotcastout
yw ashenotreprimanded
dasamano low unchurch-
hyw ashenotproceeded
orhisv iew s H ow isit
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lybyPapists butalways
persecutedbyB onner
ary ; buthonoredbyC ran
d w ar d V I . ?
nansw ertothesequestions.
ngthat threehundredyears
sesdoubtedthatL atimer s
pnionso theC hurcho
r t he r t o a f i r m t h at t h e tr u es t
h e C h u rc h o E n g la n d a t t he
w hosev iew saremostinhar
odB ishopL atimer. A ndI
ho l o e t h e C h u rc h o E n g
tion thattheyarenotsound
becausetheyagreew ithL atimer
tobringaga instthemamost
tablecharge.
thislecturewiththree
a d i s e th e m em be r s o t h e
Y o u ng M e n s S o c ie t y t o t a e c a re
erdepartsf romitsdecla / redprinci- -
aretherootso a S ociety s
yourmeansandappliances
ecomparati e lyuseless.
ading- rooms andlectures w il l
lastingbene its. Without
may loo w ell inyourannual
treerottenattheroot theyw ill
ection.
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yo theEe ormers. L et
plew hote llusso that i
a timerandthreehundredyears
etussay thatw earenotgoing
L a t im e r i n o rd e r t o p le a se
erGod sheritage and
wnw ay . Sure I amthat i
a i l o e r r ig h t a n d th e f r i e n ds
thrustouto theC hurchby f orce
ommonsshouldbemadenough
amI , thatthementhrustout
hmenthanthemenle tbe
eedledouto theC hurchby
outside w how ouldprobably
theyonlysaw theway . When
a b le c o ul d n ot r e ac h t he
r e so u r. W h e n t he f o i n
sta il inatrap hetriedtoper
o esdidmuchbetter-without
emtogetrido the irow n. Do
ao t h at f a b le . E e s t a ss u re d t h at
e e c ts t h e C h u rc h o E n g la n d
gestoo f erto itsmembers.
ri ileges.Donotbeal
e ects. R eso l ethatyouwill
i legesaw ay .
r n e e r f o r ge t th at E v a ng el ic al
callysoundandagreeable
ormers butthattheyarealso
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T M R .
to t h e v e r y e i s te n ce o t h e
N e e r h as o u r be l o e d C h u r ch
yasw hene angelica l
e r o a n d al m os t f o r go t te n .
ohighaswhenthev iew so
ormersha ebeenhonestly
S of arf rombeing
elica lopinions youmaybesatis
nceo themisrapidlybecom
rdeathtoyourow ncommun
er s v i e ws a n d I f i r ml y b e
blishmentw ouldco llapsebe ore
out andcometotheground.
e n tr e at y o u al l a s E n g l i sh m en
ncingany retrogrademo ement
eC hurcho R ome andtore
e erymeansinyourpow er f rom
aycome.
arningisonew hichthe
heC hurcho E omehas
renewedstrengthinthe
esnotdisguise herhopethat
net w il lsoonresumeherorbit
system andoncemorere
nceroundthecentreo the
ceededinblindingtheeyesp
l character.S hehassuc
ne pecteda ido misguided
ablishment.A hundred
tellus howrealthedan-
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n urorsarecriedup L ati
ersarecrieddow n. Historica l
circulated inw hichbloody
otestantE li abethblamed.
ow ardsE omanists andav iru
ssenters ha esprungup
hyattentionispaidto
ltaste. Thousandso tracts
erthe landinw hichthethree
are generallythosethree
p r ie s t " c a th o li c " a n d " c h u rc h .
prayersf orthedead andthe
tely recommendedtothemem
h u r ch . L i t t l e by l i tt l e 1 f e a r
ee lingaboutPopery isbecoming
ha egoodreasontote ll
h u rc h o E o m e.
essinw hichE omek ept
adthe supremepower
oranceanddegrading
a iledinB ishopL atimer s
momentthattheseare
hatE omeischanged. The
t h e wi n i n g pi c tu r e at E i m in i
chunhappyI talyis
practicesw hichgooninthe
area llw itnessesthatEome
notchangedata ll. Ee
re .
persecutionswhichE ome
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T M E .
ion whenshelasthad
ountry.E ememberthe
thedayso bloodyMary
hopL atimer. Thin notfor
ltered.Thepersecutiono
a andthe imprisonmento
a a b le p r oo s t h at a t e r
theoldpersecutingspirit o
rongase er. R emember
c e o s u ch f a c ts a s t he s e r e tu r n
urf ore athersw erek ept?
ibles orbecontenttosue
toreadthem? S ha llw esub
oI ta lianpriests? S ha llw e
n o p i gs b o ne s d u c s b l oo d
Godf orbid 1say f orone
edogreturntohisvomit. L et
returntoherwallowing
oicprisonergobac tohis
dthatI srae lshouldreturn
bidthatE nglandshouldgobac
e Godf orbidthato ldL ati
erbeputout
y o u wo u ld p r e e n t su c h a
or hardf orthee ten
ra l ande angehca lre ligionat
rtospreadit amongthe
omanC atho lics amongthe
sttopreser eandmainta in
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T M B . 59
a lmeansinyourow n
r y on e i y o u wo u ld p r e e n t th e
m cherishandculti a tea
dsallorthodo Protestants
maybecalled. A w ayw ith
thattheC hurcho E ng
osit ion av iamedia between
stitaw ay f orit isf a lse .
o t h e I s l e o W i g h t be i ng
dandF rance. B etw eenus
l , andabroadanddeep
andorthodo P rotestantdis
partit ionw all. B etw een
erencesareaboutessentia l
bsolutelynecessarytosal
ndDissentthedi isionis
ent thingsinw hichamanmay
omeisadow nrightopen
every f oundationo ourre ligion.
riendlypow er notw earing
t a s w e t h in , s o w el l e u i pp e d
lly andf ightingonthesame
hishintbethrow naway .
ec h y o u a k i n d b r o t he r ly f e e li n g
e sa m eS a i o ur b e li e e t h e
onorthesameB ibleasyour
e i y o u wo u ld p r e e n t th e i nc r ea s e
ynightandday thatGodmay
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T M R .
romPopery andnotdea lw ith
t i s a s tr i i n g f a c t t h at
g o od k i n g E d w ar d V I . , o n
pa ye r t o th i s e f e c t : " O m y
thisre. a lmf romPapistry and
Therewas.aprayerin
ye r B o o , i n 1 54 9 w h ic h I
h a e b e en c a st o m t o i t .
a n d pr i y c o ns p ir a cy F R O M
TO F TH E B i H O PO PE O M , A N DA L L
B L E E N O R M T E S f r om al lf a ls cd oc tr in c
ardnesso heart andcontempt
mndments. GoodL ord de li er
mayyoue erbeabletosay
amenI
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