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…

And thus toke I occasion to speak of him, & to profit you thereby, & I beseech you so to take it. He may be a good warning to us, & this is the best use that ⟨image 98⟩we can have of him now.

And thus toke I occasion to speake of him, & to profyt you therby, & I besech you so to take it. He may be a good warnynge to vs, & this is the best vse that ⟨image 98⟩we can haue of him now.

I will go on a word or two, in the application of the parable and then I will make an end To what end, and to what purpose, brought Christ this parable of the wicked judge? The end is,¹ that we should be continually in prayer. Prayer is never interrupt but by wickedness. We must therefore walk orderly, uprightly, calling upon God in all our troubles, & adversities, and for this purpose there is not a more comfortable lesson in all the scripture then here now in the lapping up of the matter. Therefore I will open it unto you. You miserable people, if there be any here amongest you, that are oppressed with great men and ⟨image 99⟩can get no help, I speak for your comfort,² I will open unto you, whither ye shall resort, when ye be in any distress. His good will is ready, always at hand, when so ever we shall call for it. And therefore he calls us to him self. We shall not doubt if we come to him. Mark what he sayeth to cause us believe that our prayers shalbe hearde. Et deus non faciet vindictam. He reasons after this fashion Will not GOD, sayeth he, revenge his elect? and hear them? seeing the wicked judge heard the widow? He seemeth to go plainly to work, he will leth us to pray to God, and to none but to God. We have a manner of reasoning in the schools, and it is called Aminore