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 life of a Christen man is nothing but a readiness to dye, and a remembrance of death. If this that I have spoken of Christs suffering in the garden, and in hell, derogate any thing from Christs death and passion, away with it, believe me not in this, if it do not, it commends and sets forth very well unto us, the perfection of the satisfaction that Christ made for us, and the work of a redemption, not only before witness in this world, but in hell in that ugsome place, where, whether he suffered, or wrestled with the spirits, or comforted Abraham, Isaac, & Jacob I will not desire to know. If ye like not that which I have spoken of his suffering, let it go, I ⟨image 217⟩will not strive in it, I will be prejudice to no body, weigh it as ye list, I do but offer it you to consider. It is like his soul did somewhat the three days that his body lay in the grave. To say he suffered in hell for us derogates nothing from his death, For all things that Christ did before his suffering on the cross,¹ and after, do work our salvation▪ If he had not been incarnate, he had not dyed, he was beneficial to us with allthings he did. Christen people should have his suffering for them in remembrance. Let your gardens monish you, your pleasant gardens, what Christ suffered for you in the Garden, and what commodity you have by his suffering.

The life of a Chrsten man is nothynge but a readines to dye, and a remembrauce of death. If thys that I haue spoken of Christes sufferynge in the gardayne, and in hell, derogate any thinge from Christes death and passyon, awaye wyth it, beleue me not in thys, if it do not, it commendes and settes furth very wel vnto vs, the perfection of the satisfacion that Christ made for vs, and the woorck of a redemption, not onelye before wytnes in thys worlde, but in hel in that vgsome place, where, whether he suffered, or wrastled wt the spitites, or cōforted Abrahā, Isaac, & Iacob I wyl not desier to knowe. Yf ye lyke not that which I haue spoken of hys sufferynge, let it go, I ⟨image 217⟩wyl not striue in it, I wil be preiudice to no body, weye it as ye list, I do but offer it you to consider. It is like his soul did somwhat the thredayes that hys body lay in the graue. To saye he suffered in hell for vs derogats nothing frō his death, For al thīges that Christ did before his suffering on the crosse,