Hugh Latimer
Hugh Latimer
(died October 16, 1555) British clergyman, Bishop of Worcester, Protestant martyr during the reign of Queen Mary I of England
- The drop of rain maketh a hole in the stone, not by violence, but by oft falling.
- Seventh Sermon before Edward VI (1549)
- Seventh Sermon before Edward VI (1549)
- The poorest ploughman is in Christ equal with the greatest prince that is. Let them therefore have sufficient to maintain them…
- Sermons Cambridge University Press (1844)
- Sermons Cambridge University Press (1844)
- Play the man, Master Ridley; we shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.
- To his friend Nicholas Ridley, as they were both about to be burned as heretics for their teachings and beliefs outside Balliol College, Oxford (October 16, 1555)
- Variant: Be of good cheer, Master Ridley, and play the man, for we shall this day light such a candle in England as I trust by God's grace shall never be put out.
- Variant: Be of good comfort, Master Ridley, 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.