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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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He hath not the property of this stout judge, he will bear your importunateness, he will not be angry at your crying and calling. The prophet saith: Speraverunt in te Patres nostri, et exaudinisti illos. Thou GOD thou God, our fathers did cry upon thee, and thou heardest them. Art thou not our GOD as well as theirs? There is nothing more pleasant to God, then for to put him in remembrance of his goodness showed unto our forefathers.1 It is a pleasant ⟨image 61⟩thing to tell God of the benefits that he hath done before our time.
He hath not the propertye of thys stout iudge, he wyll beare your importunatenes, he wyll not be angrye at youre cryinge and calling. The prophet saith: Sperauerunt in te Patres nostri, et exaudinisti illos. Thou GOD thou God, our fathers dyd crye vpon the, and thou heardest them. Art thou not our GOD as well as theyres? Ther is nothinge more pleasaunte to God, then for to putte hym in remembraunce of hys goodnes shewed vnto oure forefathers.1 It is a pleasaunte ⟨image 61⟩thynge to tell God of the benefytes that he hath done before oure tyme.
- 1What God would hear of us & where in he delights.What God woulde heare of vs & wher in he delytes.
Go to Moses,1 who had the guiding of God's people, see how he used prayer, as an instrument to be delivered out of adversity, when he had great rough mountains on every side of him, and before him the read sea, Pharaoh's host behind him, peril of death round about him. What did he? despaired he? no, Whither went he? He repaired to God with this prayer, & said nothing. Yet with a great ardency of spirit he pierced gods ears Now help or never good Lord, now help, but in thi hand quod he. Though he never moved his lips, yet the scripture sayeth: