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 singularly commend the exceeding great charity of Christ, that for our sakes would suffer in hell in his soul. It sets out the unspeakable hatred that God hath to sin. I perceive not that it doth derogate ⟨image 216⟩any thing from the dignity of Christs death, as in the garden, when he suffered, it derogates nothing from that he suffered on the cross. Scripture speaketh on this fashiō: Qui credit in me, ¹habet vitam eternam. He that believeth in me, hath life everlasting. Here he sets forth faith, as the cause of our justification, in other places as high commendation is given to works, and yet are the works any derogation from that dignity of faith? No. And again scripture sayeth: Traditus est propter peccata nostra et exuscitatus propter justificationem &c. It attributeth here our justification, to his resurrection, and doeth this derogate any thing from his death? not a whit. It is whole Christ. What ⟨image 216⟩with his nativity, what with his circumcision, what with his incarnation,² and the whole process of his life, with his preaching, what with his ascending, descending, what with his death, it is all Christ that worketh our salvation. He sitteth on the right hand of the father, and all for us. All this is the work of our salvation. I would be as loth, to derogate any thing from Christs death, as the best of you all. How unestymably are we bound to him? what thanks ought we to give him for it? We must have this continually in remembraunce. Propter te morti tradimur tota die. For thee, we are in dying continually.

I singularly commende the excedynge greate charytye of Christe, that for our sakes wold suffer in hel in hys soule. It settes oute the vnspeakable hatred that God hath to synne. I perceyue not that it doth derogate ⟨image 216⟩any thing frō the dignitie of Chrystes death, as in the gardayne, when he suffered, it derogates nothing frō yt he suffred on the crosse. Scripture speaketh on this fashiō: Qui credit in me, ¹