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Being denied che benefit of a fire, even in the midst of 

 winter, he said one day to the under- keeper, " that if he 

 did not look the better to him, perchance he should 

 deceive him." The lieutenant, upon being informed 

 of these expressions, became apprehensive of some in- 

 tention on the part of his prisoner to effect his escape ; 

 and, coming to him in person, required an explanation 

 of his words. " Yea, master, lieutenant," said Latimer ; 

 " for, you look, I think, that I should burn ; but, ex- 

 cept you let me have some fire, I am like to deceive 

 your expectation, for I am like here to starve for cold." 

 In 155$, after half an year's imprisonment, he was 

 conveyed to Oxford, together with Cranmer and Ridley, 

 for the purpose of holding a public disputation with 

 the moat eminent Popish divines. At these conferences, 

 which were conducted in a most disorderly manner, it 

 is observable, that, though Latimer avowed his inten- 

 tion to shun argument a* of no avail, and to content him- 

 self with offering a plain account of his faith, he never- 

 i manaareti the controversy with more ability and 

 tency than his colleagues, who attempted to an- 

 the citations from the Fathers, in the quibbling 

 tyle of the schoolmen, while the other adhered to the 

 pure strain of scripture language, and disclaimed all 

 authority which did not coincide with its plain import. 

 " Then you are not of Chrysostome's faith, nor of St. 

 Augustine'* faith?" said his opponents. " I have said," 

 replied the bishop, " when they say well, and bring 

 scripture for them, I am of their faith ; and farther 

 Augustine requireth not to be believed." After the 

 termination of the disputations, sentence was pronounc- 

 ed again* the three Protestant prelates as heretics ; but 

 they remained in custody till the month of September 

 in the following year, when commissioners were ap- 

 pointed to examine them second time, and to afford 

 them an opportunity of retracting the sentiments which 

 they had formerly avowed. The aged bishop adher- 

 ing resolutely to hi* confession, was led to the stake 

 g with hu fellow prisoner Ridley, on the 1 6th of 

 1555, where he met the painful death of his 

 aityidoiii with the utmost composure and fortitude. 

 M Mr. Latimer very quietly suffered his keeper to pull 



off his hoe and his other array, which, to look into, wa-j 

 very simple ; and being stripped into his shroud, he 

 seemed as comely a person to them that were there 

 present, as one should lightly see ; and, whereas, in 

 his clothes he appeared a withered and crooked silly 

 old man, he now stood bold upright, as comely a fa- 

 ther, as one might lightly behold." As the taggots 

 were kindling, he said to his companion in suffering, " Be 

 of good comfort, Mr. Ridley, and play the man ; we 

 shall this day light such a candle by God's grace in 

 England, as, I trust, shall never be put out ;" and as the 

 flame embraced his body, he repeatedly cried with a 

 firm voice, " O Father of heaven, receive my soul !" and 

 expired in a short time without any appearance of ex- 

 treme agony. 



The general character of this venerable person is 

 most honourable to the cause which he embraced, 

 and presents a worthy pattern to every Christian 

 bishop. He was always more attentive to the pur- 

 suit of useful knowledge than of curious literature ; 

 and, even in his advanced years, was regularly occu- 

 pied with his studies many hours before sun rise, both 

 in winter and summer. He avoided all interference in 

 secular or political-concerns, and devoted himself whol- 

 ly to the discharge of his office as a Christian pastor. 

 He was a celebrated and popular preacher in his time ; 

 and his manner of address in the pulpit is described as 

 having been remarkably earnest and impressive ; but 

 his sermons, which are extant,* though frequently 

 marked by the most affecting simplicity, abound too 

 much in the low familiarity, and even studied drollery, 

 which suited the taste of that age, and which had their 

 origin with so many other deviations from apostolic ex- 

 ample, in the most corrupted church, and darkest pe- 

 riods of Christendom, f See Fox's Acts and Monuments ; 

 Strype's Ecclesiastical Memoirt ; Wordsworth's Eccle* 

 tiattical Biography, (o.) 



LATITUDE. See ASTRONOMY, and GEOORAPHV. 



LAUDER is a royal burgh of Scotland, in the coun 

 ty of Berwick. It is situated on the river Leader, 

 which runs into the Tweed below Melrose. The town 

 consists principally of one long street, which contains 



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ninth light upon the talc of moral* and society in those times, and are ranked among the most cu- 



our early literature. 



t TW ktsVwing opedajMB of dM good bkhop's pulpit pleasantry may gratify the curiosity of the reader, and furnish some idea of the 



ynr .. IS. .;.- m .I..,-', I., lived. 



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'" WU, I 'would all men wouM look to their dutie as God hath called them, and then we should have 

 aL And BOW I would atk a "'y qocMkw. Who ii the most diligenti&t bishop and prelate in all 

 EaglMkd, JuH fMMk Q tfa* n*t in data* hi* office? I can tell, for 1 know him who it is ; I know him welL Hut I think I MI- you 

 batcntng andhirkoiing that I should "" him. There if one that p***eth all the other, and is the most diligent prelate and preacher in 

 lit rAniIi And will ye know who it H ? I win tell you. It is the devil. He U the most diligent preacher of all others ; he is never 

 MM of his dioenr, be H new from hii core j ye shall never' finde him unoccupytd ; he is ever in his parish ; he kecjx-th residence at all 

 time* ; y ohoB nerer M ban out of the way ; call for him when you will, be U ever at home, the diligentest preacher in all 



flad buo idle. 



tno way ; call for mm when you will, be u ever at nome, ttie uiugentest preacr 

 no lording or loytering can hyndet him ; he is ever applying his busnyess; ye shall nercr 

 i ofice is to hinder religion, to mayntaine superstition, to set up idolatry, to teach all kynds 

 ibed for ta set forth hia p*""g*, to devise as many ways as can be to deface am' ~ 

 i* I mi dun, and hath hia plough going, there, Away with books, and up witli can 

 op with bade* ! Awaj with the light of the gospel, and up with the light of candles, yea at noon daycs ! V 

 at be may prevayle. Up wiih all superstition and idolatry, sensing, paynting of images, candles, palmes, ashes, 

 f men's inventing ! as though man could invent a better ray to honour God with, than God himself hath appoy 



bo h cvr at bit 



I warrant you. " And hi. 

 at popery. He io nody ao can bo w 



glory. Whan the devill is 

 Away with BiMe, and 



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aw ejoTiy la itoMODt, to 



water, and owoanfca of acen't inventing ! as though nun" could invent a better way to honour C, 



Dan with Cbnat'i crow, up with pugatory pkk.pune ! up with him, the Popish purgatory I mean. 



Up witli man's traditions and his lawes ! down 

 t, sir, are ye so privy of the devill's counsel, Out 



* knew aU ihia to be true?' Trudy, I know him loo well, and have obeyi.il him a little too much, in condescending to some follyes. Anil 

 ; yea, that he is era occupyed, and ever busy in following his plough. I know him by St. Peter, which saytli 



up with decking of imagea, and gay gunithmg of stocks and stones ! 

 w ith ( .ud'i irorlilim, and his most holv word. But hot MOW man will say to me, > What, sir, are ye so privy of the devill's counsel, Out 



1 know ban a* other men do 

 of Mat, An* In rmgtnu circ 

 this lot wtll virwod and exa 

 He lesweth a* pater of hat eon unrated. 



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.traagJr, boldly and 



occupyed, 



nt, he gix-tli about like a roaring lyon, seeking whom he may devour. (I would bare 

 ord of it CtmU, he goeth about in every comer of his dyocese. He goetli on visitation daily. 

 He walketh round about from pkce to place, and ceaseth not. Slut leu, as a lyon ; that is, 

 , study and fiercely, with haute lookcs, with his proude countenances, with hia stately bragginges. /,' 



miioag < fer be Ictteth not slip any "occaaioo Io tpeAke or to roar out when he" seeth his tyrne. Qiuermt, he goeth about seeking, and not 

 riccpaag o* our liiihnfi doe ; but ho eoohelh diligently, he jeatcbeth diligendy all comers, whereas he may have hi.- prey.) He rovcth abroad 



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not stHl. be ia never at rest ;"bul t-ver in hand with his plough, that it may go forward. But there 

 as he ia. Who is able to tell hi diligent preaching ? In the mean tyme, the prelates take their 

 j bat the devill if diligent at his plough. He is no uopreaching prelate. He is no lordly 



