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The sinful mans searchThe sinfull mans search
The sinful mans search: or seeking of God. Preached by Henry Smith, and published according to a true corrected copy, sent by the author to an honourable ladyThe sinfull mans search: or seeking of God. Preached by Henrie Smith, and published according to a true corrected copie, sent by the author to an honorable ladie
London: printed by T. Scarlet for Cuthbert Burby, 1592
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The fourth, is his patience and long suffering, which is not slackness, as some men account slackness: but is patience, because willingly he would have no man to perish, but gladly would have all men come to repentance. He is content to stay our leisure, till we seek and pray unto him: and never smiteth, till there be no hope of redress.
The fourth, is his patience and long suffering, which is not slacknesse, as some men account slacknesse: but is patience, because willinglie hee would haue no man to perish, but gladly would haue all men come to repentance. He is content to stay our leysure, till we seeke and pray vnto him: and neuer smiteth, till there be no hope of redresse.
The fist, is his love, in that he is content to stir us up to holy exercises, and purity of life, and to allure us with fair promises of aide, & prosperous increase of all his blessings in this world. The particular examination of these blessings, would require a large discourse, then (fearing tediousness) I dare presume to trouble ye withal: wherefore a word of each, and so I end.
The fist, is his loue, in that he is content to stirre vs vp to holy exercises, and puritie of life, and to allure vs with faire promises of aide, & prosperous encrease of all his blessings in this world. The particular examination of these blessings, would require a large discourse, then (fearing tediousnes) I dare presume to trouble yee withall: wherefore a worde of ech, and so I end.
Touching the first, where it is said, God will awake up unto thee, it is a greater benefit then the words import: for it signifieth not only that he will hear thee; but that he will also do what thou desirest, and satisfy thy request. As long as the sinner sleepeth, the Lord is said to be a