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…

And I answered him, that I would be ruled by Gods book, and rather then I would dissent one jot from it, I would be torn with wild horses. And I chanced in our communication, to name the Lords supper. Tush sayeth the Bishop. What do ye call the Lords supper? What new term is that? There stood by him a dubber, one Doctor Dubber he dubbed him by and by, and said that this term was seldom red in the doctors. And I made answer, that I would rather follow Paul in using his terms, then them, though, ⟨image 24⟩they had all the doctors on their side. Why said the bishop,¹ can not we without scriptures order the people? how did they before the scripture was first written and copied out? But God knoweth, full ill yet would they have ordered them. For seeing that having it, they have deceived us. in what case should we have been now without it? But thanks be to God, that by so wonderful a miracle hath preserved the book still. It followeth in the text. Habebit secum &c. ²He shall have it with him in his progress, he must have a man to carry it, that when he is hawking and hunting or in any pastime, he may always commune with them of it. He shall read in it ⟨image 25⟩not once a year, for a time, or for his recreation when he is weary of hawking or hunting but Cunctis diebus vite sue. All the days of his life. Where are those worldlings now? These bladder puffed up wily men? Woe worth them that ever they were about any King. But how shall he read this book? as the Homilies are read.³ Some call them homilies, and in deed so they may be well called, for they are homely handled. For though the Priests read them never so well, yet if the Parish like them not, there is such talking and babbling in the Church, that nothing can be heard, and if the parish be good, and the priest naught he will so hack it, & chop it, ⟨image 25⟩that it were as good for them to be without it, for any word that shall be understand. And yet (the more pity) this is suffered of your graces bishops in their dioceses unpunished. But I will be a suitor to your grace,