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…

Why? you will say, will any body again say true doctrine, and sound doctrine? Well, let a preacher be sure, that his doctrine be true, & it is not to be thought, that any body will gain say it. If. S. Paul had not foreseen that there should be gain sayers, he had not need to have appointed the confutation of gain saying.

Whye? you wyll saye, wyll anye bodye agayne saye true doctryne, and sound doctryne? Well, let a preacher be sure, that hys doctrine be true, & it is not to be thought, that anye bodye wil gayne saye it. If. S. Paule had not forsene that ther shold be gayne sayers, he hadde not neadde to haue appoynted the confutacion of gayne sayinge.

¹Was there ever yet preachers, but there were gain sayers? that spurned? that winste? that whimpered against him? that blasphemed, that gainsaid it?

¹Was there euer yet preachers, but there were gayn sayars? that spurned? that winste? that whympered agaynste him? that blasphemed, that gaynesayed it?

1. 1Preachers have ever had gainsayersPreachers haue euer had gaynsayers

¹When Moses came to Egypt with sound doctrine, he had Pharaoh to gain say him. Jeremiah was the minister of the true word of God, he had gain sayers the priests, and the false Prophets borne up by Ahab,

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