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…

This I fear me is their entente, And it shall be blown abroad to our holy father of Romes ears, and he shall send forth his thunderbolts upon these brutes, and all this doth come to pass through their unpreaching prelacy.

This I feare me is theyr entente, And it shalbe blowen abrode to oure holye father of Romes eares, and he shall sende forth hys thonderboltes vpon these brutes, and al thys dothe come ta passe thorow theyr vnpreachynge prelacye.

Are they not worthy double honore? Nay rather double dishonour, not to be regarded, not to be esteemed among the people, and to have no living at their hands? For as good preachers be worthy double honour: so unpreaching prelates be worthy double dishonour.¹ They ⟨image 79⟩must be at their doublets. But now these .ii dishonours what be they? Our saviour christ doth show. Sisal infatuatus fuerit ad nihil ultra valet nisi ut proiiciatur foras. ²If the salt be unsavoury it is good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden of men. By this salt? is understand preachers, and such as have cure of souls. What be they worthy then? wherefore serve they? For nothing else but to be caste out. Make them quondammes, out with them cast them out of there office, what should they do with cure that will not look to them? An other dishonour is this Ut conculcentur ab hominibus. To be trodden under mens feet, not to be regarded, not to be esteemed They be at their doublets still. S. Paul in his epistle qualifieth a bishop, & saith that he must ⟨image 80⟩be Aptus ad docendum, ad refellendum apte. To teach and to confute all manner of false doctrine But what shall a man do with aptness, if he do not use it? It were as good for us to be without it.³