The sinners conversion. By Henry SmithThe sinners conuersion. By Henrie Smith

Name: The sinners conversion. By Henry Smith
Author: Henry Smith

Henry Smith 1550?–1591London: printed by Peter Short for William Leake, 1594

[32] p. · 5.1k words · STC 22702 · ESTC S117480

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The Text. › Part 2: The second circumstance.

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This hindered the healing of the deaf and dumb,¹ Mark, 7. till Christ took him aside out of the multitude and cured him. This hindered the raising of the Rulers daughter.² Matthew, 9. till Christ had thrust out the Minstrels and the multitude, and then restored the maid to life. Finally, this hindered Zaccheus here from coming unto Christ, till Christ vouchsafed to call him to himself. Thus always a multitude that is prone to evil, doth withdraw and hinder us from approaching unto Christ: and therefore we must not follow a multitude to do evil, nor decline after many to overthrow the trueth.³ Exod. 23.

This hindered the healing of the deafe and dumbe,¹ Marke, 7. till Christ tooke him aside out of the multitude and cured him. This hindered the raising of the Rulers daughter.² Mathew, 9. till Christ had thrust out the Minstrels and the multitude, and then restored the maid to life. Finally, this hindered Zaccheus here from comming vnto Christ, till Christ vouchsafed to call him to himselfe. Thus alwaies a multitude that is prone to euill, doth withdrawe and hinder vs from approching vnto Christ: and therefore wee must not followe a multitude to doe euill, nor decline after many to ouerthrow the trueth.³ Exod. 23.

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