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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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It is a worthy saying of a clerk, Charitas si est, operatur, si non operatur, nō est. If there be charity it worketh. Omnia credere omnia sperare. To believe all things, to hope all, to say the best of the magistrates, & not to stand to the defending of a wicked matter. I will go further with you now ⟨image 91⟩If I should have said all that I knew,1 your ears would have irked, to have heard it, & now God hath brought more to light. And as touching the kind of his death, whether he be saved or no, I refer that to God only. What God can do I can tell. I will not deny but that he may in the twinkling of an eye, save a man, and turn his heart. What he did I can not tell. And when a man hath two strokes with an axe, who can tell that between two strokes he doth repent. It is very hard to judge, Well, I will not go so nigh to work, but this I will say, if they ask me what I thi• ke of his death? that he dyed very dangerously, irksomely, horribly.
It is a worthye sayinge of a clarke, Charitas si est, operatur, si nō operatur, nō est. If there be charity it worketh. Omnia credere omnia sperare. To beleue all thinges, to hope all, to say the best of the maiestrates, & not to stād to ye defending of a wicked matter. I wil go farder wt you now ⟨image 91⟩If I should haue saied al that I knewe,1 youre eares woulde haue yrked, to haue hearde it, & nowe God hathe brought more to lyghte. And as touchyng the kynde of hys death, whether he be saued or no, I referre that to God onely. What God can do I can tell. I wyl not denye but that he maye in the twynkeling of an eye, saue a man, and turne hys harte. What he dyd I can not tell. And when a man hathe two strokes wyth an axe, whoo cā tel that betwene two strokes he doth repent. It is very hard to iudge, Well, I wyll not go so nye to worke, but this I wyl say, if thei aske me what I thi• ke of hys deathe? that he dyed verye daungerously, yrkesomlye, horryblye.
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