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The second [seventh] sermon of Master Hugh Latimer which he preached before the Kings…The seconde [seventh] sermon of Maister Hughe Latimer which he preached before the Kynges…
The second [seventh] sermon of Master Hugh Latimer which he preached before the Kings Majesty [with?]in his graces palace at Westminster, the xv. day of March [-xix day of April], M.ccccc.xlix.The seconde [seventh] sermon of Maister Hughe Latimer which he preached before the Kynges Maiestie [with?]in his graces palayce at Westminster, ye xv. day of Marche [-xix daye of Apryll], M.ccccc.xlix.
printed by John Day, 1549printed by Jhon Day, 1549
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Sir what form of preaching would you appoint me to preach before a king? Would you have me for to preach nothing as concerning a King, in the Kings sermon? ⟨image 48⟩Have you any commission to a point me what I shall preach? Besides this, I asked him divers other questions, and he would make no answer to none of them all. He had nothing to say. Then I turned me to the King, and submitted my self to his Grace and said I never thought my self worthy, nor I never sued to be a preacher before your Grace,1 but I was called to it, & would be will lyng (if you mislike me) to give place to my betters. For I grunt there be a great many more worthy of the room than I am. And if it be your graces pleasure so to allow them for preachers, I could be content to bear their books after them. But if your Grace allow me for a preacher ⟨image 48⟩I would desire your grace to give me leave to discharge my conscience. Give me leave to frame my doctrine according to mine audience. I had been a very dolt to have preached so,2 at the borders of your realm, as I preach before your grace. And I thank almighty God, which hath all ways been remedy, that my sayings were well accepted of the king, for like a gracious Lord he turned into another communication. It is even as the scripture sayeth. Cor Regis in manu domini, the Lorde directed thē kings hart. Certain of my friends came to me with tears in their eyes, and told me they looked I should have been in the tower the same night. Thus have I ever more been burdened ⟨image 49⟩with the word of sedition. I have offended God grievously, transgressing his law, and but for his remedy and his mercy, I would not look to be saved. As for sedition, for ought that I know, me thinks, I should not need Christ, if I might so say.3 But if I be clear in any thing, I am clear in this. So far as I know mine own heart, there is no man further from sedition then I, which I have declared in all my doings, and yet it hath been ever laid to me. An other time, when I gave over mine office, I should have received a certain duty that they call a Pentecostal it came to the sum of fifty and five pound, I sent my commissary