Preaching Before the Greatest King
Jeremiah 17:19
Thus said the LORD to me; Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in…


Latimer, while preaching one day before Henry VIII, stood up in the pulpit, and, seeing the king, addressed himself in a kind of soliloquy, thus, "Latimer, Latimer, take care what you say, for the great King Henry VIII is here." Then he paused, and proceeded, "Latimer, Latimer, take care what you say, for the great King of kings is here."



Parallel Verses
KJV: Thus said the LORD unto me; Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by the which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem;

WEB: Thus said Yahweh to me: Go, and stand in the gate of the children of the people, through which the kings of Judah come in, and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem;




Courage and Fearlessness Before Kings
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