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 sign of a thing hath often times the name of the thing that it signifieth. As the supper of the Lord is the Sacrament of an other thing, it is a commemoration of his death which suffered once for us, & because it is a sign of christs offering up, therefore ye bears the name thereof. And this Sacrifice a woman can offer as well as a ⟨image 102⟩man. Yea, a poor woman in the belfry a hath as good authority to offer up this sacrifice, as hath the bishop in his pontificalibus, with his mitre on his head, his rings on his fingers, and Sandals on his feet. And whosoever cometh asking the father remedy in his necessity for Christs sake, he offereth up as acceptable a sacrifice as any bishop can do. And so to make an end.

The sygne of a thinge hath oftē times ye name of the thinge that it signifieth. As the supper of the Lord is the Sacrament of an other thinge, it is a commemoratiō of his death which suffered once for vs, & bycause it is a signe of christes offering vp, therefore ye beares ye name therof. And this Sacrifyce a woman can offer as well as a ⟨image 102⟩man. Yea, a poore woman in the belfre a hath as good authoritie to offer vp thys sacrifyce, as hath the byshop in hys pontificalibus, wyth hys myter on hys heade, hys rynges on hys fyngers, and Sandales on hys fete. And whosoeuer commeth askynge the father remedye in hys necessitie for Christes sake, he offereth vp as acceptable a sacrifice as any byshop can do. And so to make an ende.

This must be done with a constant faith, and a sure confidence in Christ. Faith, faith, faith. We are undone for lack of faith. Christ nameth faith here, Faith is altogether. When the son of man shall come, shall he find faith on the earth? Why ⟨image 103⟩speaketh he so much of faith? because it is hard to find a true faith. He speaketh not of a political faith, a faith set up for a time, but a constant, a permanent, a durable faith, as durable as God's word. He came many times. First in the time of Noah, when he preached, but he found little faith. He came also when Loth preached, when he destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.