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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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They all love bribes. Bribery is a princely kind of thieving. They will be waged by the rich, either to give sentence against the poor, or to put of the poor mans causes. This is the noble ⟨image 55⟩theft of princes, and of magistrates. They are bribetakers Now a days they call them gentle rewards,1 let them leave their colouring, and call them by their Christian name. Brybes. Omnes diligunt munera. All all the princes, all the Judges, all the Priests, all rulers are bribers. What? were all the magistrates in Jerusalem, all bribe takers? none good? No doubt there were some good, This word omnes, signifieth the most part, and so there be some good I doubt not of it in England. But yet we be far worse then those styfnecked Jews.2 For we read of none of them ye winced, nor kicked against Isaiah's preaching, or said that he was a seditious fellow. It behoveth ⟨image 55⟩the magistrates to be in credit & therefore it might seem that Isaiah was to blame to speak openly against the Magistrates. It is very sure that they that be good will bear,3 and not spurn at the preachers, they that be faulty they must amend, and neither spurn, nor wince, nor whine. He that findeth him self touched or galled,4 he declareth him self not to be upright.
They all loue brybes. Brybery is a pryncely kynde of theuyng. They wyl be waged by the rich, eyther to geue sentence agaynst the poore, or to put of the poore mannes causes. This is the noble ⟨image 55⟩thefte of princes, and of magistrates. Thei are bribetakers Nowe a dayes they call theym gentle rewardes,1 let them leaue their colourynge, and cal them by their Chrstian name. Brybes. Omnes diligunt munera. All all the prynces, all the Iudges, all the Priestes, all rulers are brybers. What? were all the magistrates in Ierusalem, all brybe takers? none good? No doubte there were some good, This word omnes, signifieth the mooste parte, and so there be some good I doubte not of it in Englande. But yet we be farre worsse then those styfnecked Iewes.