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A most faithful sermo[n] preached before the Kings most excel[n]te Majesty, and his most…A moste faithfull sermo[n] preached before the Kynges most excelle[n]te Maiestye, and hys most…
A most faithful sermo[n] preached before the Kings most excel[n]te Majesty, and his most honourable Council, in his court at Westminster, by the reverend Father Master. Hugh LatimerA moste faithfull sermo[n] preached before the Kynges most excelle[n]te Maiestye, and hys most honorable Councel, in his court at Westminster, by the reuerende Father Master. Hughe Latymer
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¶ A Sermon preached before the King.¶ A Sermon preached before the Kynge.
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But what forceth that? when the devil hath his purpose and is served as well one way as an other way: though it be not expressly spoken against in scripture, yet I reckon plainly enough employed in the scripture. But now to come to my matter agayne. Videte et cavete ab avaricia, See ⟨image 24⟩and beware of Covetousness, and I shall desire you to consider. iiii. thinges, Quis dicat, quid dicat, cui dicat, et quare dicat, who speaketh it, what he speaketh, to whom he speaketh, & wherefore he speaketh it. As here Christ speaketh, to a rich man against avarice. And why against avarice? what shall be the end of all covetous persons? eternal damnation. For the covetous persons (saith Paul) shall not possess ne enter into the kingdom of God, hear therefore I shall desire you to pray. &c.
But what forceth that? when the dyuyll hath hys purpose and is serued as well one waye as an other waye: thoughe it be not expressye spoken agaynst in scripture, yet I rekē plainely inough emploied in the scripture. But nowe to come to my matter agayne. Videte et cauete ab auaricia, See ⟨image 24⟩and beware of Couetousnes, and I shall desyre you to consyder. iiii. thinges, Quis dicat, quid dicat, cui dicat, et quare dicat, who speakethe it, what he speaketh, to whom he speaketh, & wherefore he speaketh it. As here Christe speaketh, to a rych man against auarice. And whi against auarise? what shal be the ende of all couetouse persons? eternall damnacyon. For the couetouse persons (saith Paule) shal not possesse ne enter into the kyngedome of God, heare therefore I shall desyre you to pray. &c.
VIdete cavete ab avaricia, See, and beware of covetousness. First who spake these words? Forsooth Christ speak them, if I had spoken them of my self, it had been little worth. But Christ spake, and upon a good occasion: The story is Duo litigaban[…] inter se. there were two at strife between them selves. Luc. xii. and by this it appeareth