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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 the most notable place one of them in the whole story of the passion, when he said. Anima me a tristis est usque ad mortem. My soul is heavy to death. And cum cepisset expavescere and when he began to quiver, to shake. The grievousness of it is declared by his prayer that he made.
It is the most notable place one of thē in the whole storie of ye passiō, whē he sayed. Anima me a tristis est vsque ad mortem. My soule is heauy to death. And cum cepisset expauescere and when he began to quyuer, to shake. The greuousnes of it is declared by hys prayer that he made.
Pater sipossibile est etc. Father if it be possible, a way with this cup, rid me of it. He understood by this cup, his pains of death. For he knew well enough that his passion was at hand, that Judas was come upon him with ⟨image 187⟩the Jews to take him. There was offered unto him now the Image of death, the Image, the sense the, the feeling of hell, for death and hell go both together. I will entreat of this Image of hell, which is death. Truly no man can show it perfectly yet, I will do the best I can to make you understand the grievous pangs that our Saviour Christ was in, when he was in the garden, as mans power is not able to bear it, so no mans tongue is able to express it. Painters paint death like a man without skin, & a body having nothing but bones, And hell they paint with, horrible flames burning fire, they bungle some what at it they come nothing near it But this is no true painting. ⟨image 188⟩No painter can paint hell unless he could paint the torment and condemnation both of body and soul, the possession & having of all in felicity. This is hell, this is the Image of death, this is hell, such an evil favoured face, such an ugsome countenance, such an horrible visage our saviour Christ saw of death and hell in the garden. There is no pleasure in beholding of it, but more pain than any tongue can tell. Death and hell toke unto them this evil favoured face of sin, and thorough sin. This sin is so highly hated of God, that he doth pronounce it worthy to be punished with lack of all felicity, with the feeling of infelicity. Death and hell be not only