A12406:1029
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.
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⟩by hearing: Of all our senses, hearing is the sense of learning, and therefore Solomon begins his Wisdom, with Hearken my son, Prover. 1. 8. opening as it were the door where Wisdom must enter. Therefore except in praying, temptations never trouble a man so much as in hearing, which showeth that these two are the destroyers of the destroyer: therefore as the tempter himself could not abide to hear the Word when Christ spake, so he cannot abide that we should hear the Word. 1It must needs be good for us which our enemies would keep from us.
Secondly, touching the fruite that commeth ⟨p. 636⟩by hearing: Of all our sences, hearing is the sence of learning, and therefore Salomon begins his Wisedome, with Hearken my sonne, Prouer. 1. 8. opening as it were the doore where Wisedome must enter. Therefore except in praying, temptations neuer trouble a man so much as in hearing, which sheweth that these two are the destroyers of the destroyer: therefore as the tempter himselfe could not abide to heare the Word when Christ spake, so hee cannot abide that wee should heare the Word.