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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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Yea and as I hear say, in such a place, where as they have professed the Gospel, and the word of God most earnestly of a long time. See how busy the Devil is to slander the word of god? Thus the pore gospel goeth to wrack. If his clothe be .xviii. ye ardes long, he will set him on a rack, and stretch him out with ropes, and rack him till the sinews shrink again, whiles he hath brought him to .xxvii. yards.1 When they have brought him to that perfection, they have a pretty feat ⟨image 53⟩to thicken him again. He makes me a powder for it, an plays the poticary,2 they call it flock powder they do so in corporate it to the cloth, that it is wonder full to consider, truly a goodly invention.
Yea and as I heare saye, in suche a place, where as they haue professed the Gospell, and the word of God most earnestly of a longe tyme. Se howe busie the Deuyll is to sclaunder the word of god? Thus the pore gospel goeth to wracke. Yf his clothe be .xviii. ye ardes lōg, he wil set hym on a racke, and streatch hym out wyth ropes, and racke hym tyl the senewes shryncke agayne, whyles he hath brought hym to .xxvii. yardes.1 Whē thei haue broughte hym to that perfection, they haue a pretye feate ⟨image 53⟩to thycke hym agayne. He makes me a powther for it, an playes the poticary,2 thei cal it floke pouther they do so in corporate it to the cloth, that it is wonder full to consider, truely a goodly inuencion.
- 1A pretty kind of mlutipliing.A pretti kynd of mlutipliing.
- 2Folk powther.Folcke powther.