[557] A private instructor to the rest of his brethren within the university. Foxe, Acts, vii, p. 438.
[558] He proved in his sermons that the Holy Scriptures ought to be read in the English tongue of all Christian people. Becon, vol. ii. p. 424. (Park. Soc.)
[559] We find his opinions upon that subject in a later sermon. Latimer's sermons, p. 96, 97. (Park. Soc.)
[560] A poor scholar of Cambridge ... but a child of sixteen years. Becon's Works, ii. p. 424.
[561] Becon's Works, ii. p. 425.
[562] Ibid.
[563] Becon's Works, ii. p, 425.
[564] With great pomp and prolixity. Gilpin's Life of Latimer, p. 8.
[565] The nation full of blind beggars. Gilpin's Life of Latimer. p. 8.
[566] Si et ridebitur alicubi materiis ipsis satisfiet. Multa sunt sic digna revinci, ne gravitate adorentur. (Contra Valentin, c. vi.) See also Pascal's Provincials, Letter xi. And if ridicule shall at any time be excited, it is quite suited to such subjects. Many things deserve thus to be overcome, lest by a serious refutation, they get more respect than they deserve.