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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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The father of heaven will not suffer him to be tempted with this great horror of death and hell to the uttermost, and above that he is able to bear. Look for it my friends, by him and through him he shall be able to overcome it,1 let us do as our Saviour Christ did, and we shall have help from above, we shall have angels help, if we trust in him, heaven and earth shall give up, rather then we shall lack help, He saith he is. Adiutor in necessitatibus an helper in time of need. When the angel had comforted him, and when this horror of death was gone, he was so strong, that he offered himself to Judas, and said. I am he. To make an end, I pray you take pains. ⟨image 212⟩it is a day of penance (as we use to say) give me leave to make you weary this day. The Jews had him to Caiaphas and Annas, and there, they whipped him, and beat him,2 they set a crown of sharp thorn upon his head, and nailed him to a tree, yet all this was not so bitter, as this horror of death, and this Agony, that he suffered in the garden, in such a degree as is dew to all the since of the world, and not to one mans sin.
The father of heauen wyll not suffer him to be tēpted with thys greate horroure of death and hell to the vttermoste, and aboue that he is able to beare. Loke for it my friendes, by him and through him he shalbe able to ouercome it,1 let vs do as our Sauioure Christe dyd, and we shal haue helpe from a boue, we shall haue angels helpe, yf we trust in hym, heauen and earth shall geue vp, rather then we shal lacke helpe, He sayth he is. Adiutor in necessitatibus an helper in tyme of nede. When the angell had comforted hym, and when thys horroure of deathe was gone, he was so stronge, that he offered himselfe to Iudas, and sayed. I am he. To make an ende, I praye you take paynes. ⟨image 212⟩it is a daye of penaunce (as we vse to say) geue me leue to make you werye thys daye. The Iewes had hym to Cayphas and Annas, and there, they whypte hym, and bethym,2