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

Ut illa quearent eum in sermone.

Vt illa quearent eum in sermone.

To snarl or tangle him in his words, totters & watchers to catch him in his word, that they might enforce some what agaynste hym: Non est concilium aduersus dominum: These were wily pies, sleyghtye children, children of the world, and craftily they handled their matters. Miserunt discipulos suos cum Herodianis. They would not go them selves, lest they might have been known, but he knew not their Disciples as they thought. And they went not alone, but had with them Herodes ⟨image 12⟩Soldiers, Herodes favourers. This Herod was an Idumean, and was appointed by the Romans to govern the Jews and to gather the tribute money. Therefore he was hated among the Jews, and so were those ye favoured the Romans part, and in disdain they were called Herodians. Now was the time come, that the holy Patriarch Prophesied, that the Sceptre and kingdom was removed, and Christ was born. This they should have marked, and received his doctrine. But they went about to destroy him, and therefore they brought the Herodians with them. Here now is an agreement in wickedness between the Pharisees and the Herodyans ⟨image 13⟩against truth, against Christ, against gods word they agree together, where as in deed neither loved other, but hated each other as a toad. So many now adays of our Pharisees papists in destroying the truth, they agree wonders well: where as in private matters, they hate one another as a toad.

To snarle or tangle hym in hys wordes, toters & watchers to catche him in his worde, that they myghte enforce some what agaynste hym: Non est concilium aduersus dominum: These were wylye pyes, sleyghtye chyldren, chyldren of the worlde, and craftyly they handled theyr matters. Miserunt discipulos suos cum Herodianis. They wold not go theim selues, lest they myghte haue bene knowen, but he knewe not theyr Dyscyples as they thoughte. And they wente not alone, but hadde wyth theym Herodes