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…

I spake also of lack of faith and upon that also I said, the end of the world is near at hand, For there is lack of faith now. Also the defection is come and swerving from the faith Antichrist the man of sin,¹ the son of iniquity is revealed, the latter day is at hand. Let us not think his coming is far of. But when soever he ⟨image 111⟩cometh he shall find iniquity enough, let him come when he will What is now behind? we be eating and drinking as they were in Noes time, and Marrying I think as wickedly as ever was.² We be building, purchasing, planting in the contempt of Goods word. He may come shortly when he will, for there is so much mischief and swerving from the faith (raining now in our days) as ever was in any age. It is a good warning to us all to make ready against his coming. This little rehearsal I have made of the things I speak in my last sermon.³ I will now for this day return to my question and dissolve it, whether God's people may be governed by ⟨image 111⟩a governor that beareth the name of a king or no.⁴ The Jews had a law that when they should have a king they should have him according to the election of god, he would not leave the election of a king to their own brains.⁵ There be some busy brains, wanton wits, that say, the name of a king is an odious name and wrteth this text of the scripture, where god seemeth to be angry & displeased with the Israelites for asking a king expounding it very evil & odiously. As who would say a king were an odious thing. I coming riding in my way,⁶ & calling to remembrance wherefore I was sent, that I must preach &, preach afore the kings majesty I thought it mete to frame my preaching according to a king ⟨image 112⟩