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 dignity and worthiness of our words, is of no such virtue. For whosoever resorteth ⟨image 110⟩unto God, not in the confidence of his own merits, but in the sure trust of the deserving of our Saviour Jesus Christ, and in his passion.

The dignyty and worthines of our wordes, is of no such vertue. For whosoeuer resorteth ⟨image 110⟩vnto God, not in the confidence of hys owne merites, but in the sure truste of the deseruinge of oure Sauiour Iesus Christe, and in hys passyon.

¹Whosoever doeth invocate the father of heaven, in the trust of Christs merits, which offering is the most comfortable and acceptable offering to the father. Whosoever I say offereth up Christ, which is a perfect offering, he can not be denied the thing he desireth so that it be expedient for him to have it. It is not the babbling of our lips, nor dignity of our words, but the prayer of the heart, is the offering that pleaseth through the only means of his son. For our prayer profiteth us because we ⟨image 110⟩offer Christ to his father.

¹Whosoeuer doeth inuocate the father of heauē, in the truste of Christes merites, whyche offerynge is the most confortable and acceptable offerynge to the father. Whosoeuer I saye offereth vp Christe, whyche is a perfecte offerynge, he can not be denyed the thing he desyreth so that it be expedyente for hym to haue it. It is not the bablynge of oure lippes, nor dignitye of oure wordes, but the prayer of the herte, is the offerynge that pleaseth thorowe the onely meanes of hys sonne. For oure prayer profyteth vs bicause we ⟨image 110⟩