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…

He resorts to his friends, seeking some comfort at their hands seeing he had none at his fathers hand, he comes to his disciples. and finds them a ⟨image 202⟩sleep, he spake unto Peter & said. Ah Peter art thou a sleep, Peter before had bragged stoutly as though he would have killed, God have mercy upon his soul. And now when he should have comforted Christ, he was a sleep, not once buff, nor baff to him, not a word, he was fain to say to his dyscyples: Vigilate et orate, Watch & pray, the spirit is ready, but the flesh is weak, he had never a word of them again. They might at the lest have said. Oh Sir remember your self, are you not Christ? came not you into this world, to redeem sin? be a good cheer, be a good comfort, this sorrow will not help you, comfort your self by your own preaching ⟨image 202⟩you have said: Oportet filium hominis pati, You have not deserved any thing, it is not your fault. In deed if they had done this with him, they had played a friendly part with him, but they gave him not so much as one comfortable word. We run to our friends in our distresses & Agonies, as though we had all our trust and confidence in them, he did not so, he resorted to them, but trusted not in them, we will run to our friends and come no more to God, he returned again.

He resortes to hys frēdes, seking some cōfort at theyr hādes seynge he hade none at hys fathers hande, he comes to hys disciples. and fyndes them a ⟨image 202⟩slepe, he spake vnto Peter & saied. Ah Peter arte thou a slepe, Peter before had bragged stoutly as thoughe he woulde haue kylled, God haue mercye vpon hys soule. And nowe when he shoulde haue comforted Christ, he was a slepe, not once buffe, nor baffe to him, not a worde, he was fayne to saye to hys dyscyples: Vigilate et orate, Watche & pray, the spirit is ready, but the fleshe is weake, he had neuer a worde of them agayne. They myght at the leste haue sayed. Oh Syr remember your selfe, are you not Chryst? came not you into thys world, to redeme synne? be a good cheare, be a good comforth, this sorowe wyl not healpe you, comforte youre selfe by your owne preachynge ⟨image 202⟩