A12406:1028
The sermons of Master Henry Smith gathered into one volume. Printed according to his…The sermons of Maister Henrie Smith gathered into one volume. Printed according to his…
The sermons of Master Henry Smith gathered into one volume. Printed according to his corrected copies in his life time.The sermons of Maister Henrie Smith gathered into one volume. Printed according to his corrected copies in his life time.
London: printed by Richard Field for Thomas Man, 1593
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Although our hearts are contrary to the Word more than to any thing beside, yet no man can think that this is the Word of GOD, but he thinks it necessary to be heard. Besides, if Christ be the Word (as Saint John calleth him in the first chapter and fourteenth verse) and the Word is received by no other means, but by hearing only can any man then receive Christ without hearing? Let not any be thus fond so vainly to dream: for that were to receive the Word without the Word.
Although our heartes are contrarie to the Worde more than to any thing beside, yet no man can thinke that this is the Word of GOD, but hee thinkes it necessarie to bee heard. Besides, if Christ bee the Word (as Saint Iohn calleth him in the first chapter and fourteenth verse) and the Worde is receiued by no other meanes, but by hearing onely can anie man then receiue Christ without hearing? Let not anie bee thus fonde so vainely to dreame: for that were to receiue the Worde without the Worde.
Therefore, as John wept until the Book was opened, and so soon as it was opened, all the Elders sung: so we should coumpt it the greatest cause of weeping when the word is taken from us that we cannot hear it, and the greatest cause of rejoicing when it is open to us that we may hear without let. Thus much of the necessity of hearing.
Therefore, as Iohn wept vntill the Booke was opened, and so soone as it was opened, all the Elders sung: so wee shoulde coumpt it the greatest cause of weeping when the worde is taken from vs that wee cannot heare it, and the greatest cause of reioycing when it is open to vs that wee may heare without let. Thus much of the necessitie of hearing.
Secondly, touching the fruit that cometh ⟨p. 636⟩