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A fruitful sermon upon part of the 5. chapter of the first epistle of…A fruitfull sermon vpon part of the 5. chapter of the first epistle of…
A fruitful sermon upon part of the 5. chapter of the first epistle of Saint Paul to the Thessalonians. By Henry Smith, which sermon being taken by charactery, is now published for the benefit of the faithfulA fruitfull sermon vpon part of the 5. chapter of the first epistle of Saint Paule to the Thessalonians. By Henry Smith, which sermon being taken by characterie, is now published for the benefite of the faithfull
London: printed by W. Hoskins, 1591
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
As Paul showeth the Thessalonians, how the Preachers of the word should be honoured, so he teacheth the Philippians how to honour their teachers,1 saying: Receive him in the Lord with great gladness, and make much of such: that is, show your selves so glad of him, that he may be glad of you. Have you need to be taught, why Paul would have you make much of such? because they are like Lamps, which consume themselves to give light to other: so they consume themselves to give light to you; Because they are like a Hen, which clocketh her chickens together from the Kite: so, they clock you together from the Serpent; Because they are like the Shout, 2which did beat down the walls of Jericho: so they beat down the walls of sin; Because they are like the fiery Pillar which went before the ⟨p. 20⟩Israelites to the land of Promise, for they go before you to the land of promise; 3because they are like Moses, which stepped between the plague and the people, because they are like good Andrew, that showed his brethren the Messiah, 4so they call you to see the Messiah, and therefore make much of such. If we should make much of Prophets, how much should we make of prophesying? If we should love our instructors, how much should we love instruction?
As Paule sheweth the Thessalonians, howe the Preachers of the word should be honoured, so he teacheth the Phillippians how to honor their teachers,1 saying: Receiue him in the Lord with great gladnes, and make much of such: that is, shew your selues so glad of him, that hee may be glad of you. Haue you neede to be taught, why Paule woulde haue you make much of such? because they are like Lampes, which consume themselues to giue light to other: so they consume themselues to giue light to you; Because they are like a Henne, which clocketh her chickens together from the Kite: so, they clocke you together from the Serpent; Because they are like the Shout,