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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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Christ breath his spirit upon you that ye may read the scripture ⟨image 4⟩with all humbleness and reverence, to fetch from thence comfort for your wounded consciences, not to make that lively fountain of life to serve for the feeding of your idle brains, to dispute more subtly thereby, or else by misunderstanding of the same to conceive pernicious and annabaptistical opinions, Remember that the servant which knoweth his masters will and doeth it not shall be beaten with many stripes. God is a good God, a merciful God, a father which beareth much with our crooked nature and unchristian behaviour, and very slow to revenge his blasphemy this maintenance of so many unscriptural opinions, these brablynges and schismatic contentions wherein a great pack of us delight and repose our glory, all though as fondly, as erroneously, to the great slander of the godly learned, and also to the hindrance of the good success & free passage of the word of God. But as truly as god is God if we repent not shortly, his plagues and vengeance are not far of, his indignation and wrath shall be poured from heaven upon our ungodliness. He is long a coming but when he comes be will pay whom and (as Lacta•cius sayeth recompense ⟨image 4⟩his long sufferance with grevouser punishments. The world and the devil hath so bewitched us, that we in our deeds (I fear we to many of us) deny God to be God whatsoever we pittle pattle with our tongues. God's word must not be talked of only, for that is not enough) it must be expressed. Then must we as well live the word as talk the word, or else, if good life do not ensue and follow upon our reading to the example of other, we wight as well spend that time in reading of profane histories, of canterbury tales, or a fit of Robyn Hood Let us join good life with our reading, and yet all will be to little. Remember that the world and all that is in it, is mere vanity, and shall have an end. Thou I say, that thus abusest the gift of Gods holy word, and the graciousness of the Kings majesty, which hath licensed the to read the same, for the comfort of thine own soul, for the instruction of thy family, the education of thy children, and edifying of thy neighbour.
Christe breath his spirite vpō you yt ye may rede ye scripture ⟨image 4⟩