A sermon of Master Latimer, preached at Stamford the. ix. day of October. Anno.…

Pharisei was a sect of religion among the Jews most exquisite, perfect, holy, and learned, and were reputed most godly men, even such as in holiness ⟨image 9⟩excelled all other, as our Monks were of late among us, and be yet in other places. They were in God's bosom, even at heaven gates in the sight of the world: But inwardly superstitious, feigned, hollow hearted, dissimulers. Now at this time I know none more like them than the hypocritical hollow hearted papists. The name is changed, but the thing remaineth: Therefore they may well be called by the name, that keep the thing. These were enemies to Christ and his doctrine. They would be ordered by old wont, customs, forefathers: and to maintain their traditions set aside the commandments of God, refused Christ, and his word. S Luke hath obseru••es observants, ⟨image 10⟩that is watchers, tote•s, spies, much like the observant fryers, the barefoot fryers, that were here, which in deed were the Bishop of Romes spies, watching in every country, what was said or done against him. He had it by and by, by one or other of his spies, they were his men all together, his posts to work against the Regality. In the court, in the noble mens houses, at every merchants house, those observants were spying, toting, and looking, watching and catching what they might hear or see against the sea of Rome. Take heed of these observants. To understand the word observants mark what the poet sayeth in his Comedi. Obserua Danū. Take ⟨image 10⟩heed, beware and mark Danum, for they will be stirring in every town, in every gentleman's house, yea at their very tables: well, be wise, beware of them.

Pharisei was a secte of religion amonge the Iewes mooste exquisite, perfit, holie, and learned, and wer reputed most godlye men, euen suche as in holynesse ⟨image 9⟩excelled all other, as oure Monkes were of late amonge vs, and be yet in other places. They were in goddes bosome, euen at heauē gates in the syght of the worlde: But inwardelye supersticious, fained, holow herted, dissimulers. Nowe at thys tyme I knowe none more lyke thē than the hypocritical holow herted papystes. The name is changed, but the thyng remayneth: Therfore they may wel be called by the name, that kepe the thynge. These were enemyes to Chryste and hys doctryne. They wolde be ordred by olde wont, customes, forfathers: and to maynteyne theyr tradicions sette asyde the cōmaundements of God, refused Chryst, and his word. S Luke hath obserues obseruauntes,