The second [seventh] sermon of Master Hugh Latimer which he preached before the Kings…The seconde [seventh] sermon of Maister Hughe Latimer which he preached before the Kynges…

A ⟨image 112⟩thing to be much lamented that such a man should take such away. I here say he readeth much Saint Jeromes works, and is well seen in them But I would he would follow saint Jerome,¹ where he expoū death this place of scripture. Exite de illa peopule meus. Almighty god saith. Get you from it, get you from Rome, he calls it, the purple whore of Babylon. It had been more commendable to go from it, than to come to it.² What his sayings be in his book. I do not well remember, it is in the farthest end of my memory. He declareth him self in it, to have a corrupt judgment,³ I have but a glimmering of it Yet in generally. I remember the ⟨image 113⟩scope of it. He goeth about to dissuade the king from his supremacy.⁴ In his persuasions he is very homely, very quick and sharp with the King as these Cardinals will take well upon them. He sayeth that a king is an odious word and touched the pl•ace how god was offended with the Israelites for calling for a king,⁵

A ⟨image 112⟩thynge to be muche lamented that suche a man shoulde take suche awaye. I here say he readeth muche Saynte Ieromes works, and is wel sene in theim But I woulde he would folowe sayncte Ierome,¹ where he expoū deth thys place of scripture. Exite de illa peopule meus. Almightye god sayth. Get you from it, get you from Rome, he calles it, the purple hore of Babilon. It had bene more cōmēdable to go from it, thē to come to it.²