nd I will give God the praise of his own
glory, that he can begin and he can perfect his own work in you: therefore
this is my petition to God, that ye may all be presented blameless before
him in that great day. Therefore I beseech you all, for Christ's sake,
that every one of you would come in time, by speedy repentance, and that
you would take up Christ in the arms of your souls, and that ye would take
a fill of his flesh and blood, that ye may never hunger and thirst any
more; and, in like manner, he may know you in that great day to be his own
sheep, marked with his own blood. Will ye have any pleasure at his coming,
when ye have eaten and drunken, and taken your pleasure here, and then
shall be flung into hell hereafter? So I would beseech you, in all lenity
and meekness of mind, for Christ's cause, ye would not delay at least to
mint at repentance; and if ye cannot get your hearts melted as ye would,
yet run to God, and say, "Father have mercy upon me; Father, forgive me,"
and cause me to repent; Father, send down thy Spirit to soften my heart.
Now, if ye would do this, ye should be welcome to him; for I assure you he
delights to shew mercy on poor penitent sinners, that would "repent, and
hunger, and thirst for righteousness." Now, I say no more now, but I
commend you all to him that is able to give you repentance and remission
of sins in the blood of his Son Jesus Christ: to Father and with the Holy
Ghost, be all honour, Amen.

THE DAY OF JUDGMENT.
EXTRACTED FROM A SERMON BY HUGH LATIMER, BISHOP OF WORCESTER, AND MARTYR,
1555.(1)

LUKE XXI.(2)

As we die so we shall rise again. If we die in the state of damnation, we
shall rise in that same state. Again, if we die in the state of salvation,
we shall rise again in that state, and come to everlasting felicity, both
of soul and body. For if we die now in the state of salvation, then at the
last general day of judgment we shall hear this joyful sentence,
proceeding out of the mouth of our Saviour Christ, when he will say,
"Come, ye blessed of my Father, possess that kingdom which is prepared for
you from the beginning of the world." (Matt. xxv.) And though we have much
misery here in this world, though it goeth hard with us, though we must
bite on the bridle, yet for all that, we must be content, for we shall be
sure of our deliverance, we shall be sure that our salvation is not far
off. And no doubt they that will wrestle with sin, and strive and fight