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…

some come unto the service to save forfeiture, and then they stay the Sermon for shame: some come because they would not be counted Atheists: some come because they would avoid the name of Papists: some come to please their friends, one hath a good man to his friend, & least he should offend him he frequents the Preachers, that his friend may think well of him: some come with their masters and mistresses for attendance: some come with a fame, they have heard great speech of the man, and therefore they will spend one hour to hear him once, but to see whether it be so as they say: some come because they be idle, to pass the time they go to a Sermon, lest they should be weary of doing nothing: some come with their fellows, one saith, let us go to the Sermon: content saith he, and he goeth for company: some hear the sound of a voice, as they pass by the Church, and step in before they be aware: another hath some occasion of business, and he appoints his friend to meet him at such a Sermon, as they do at ⟨p. 642⟩Pauls: all these are accidental hearers, like children which sit in the market, and neither buy nor sell. But as many foxes have been taken when they came to take: so they which came to spy, or wonder, or gaze, or scoff, have changed their minds before they went home, like one which finds when he doth not seek.

some come vnto the seruice to saue forfeiture, and then they stay the Sermon for shame: some come because they would not bee counted Atheists: some come because they would auoyde the name of Papists: some come to please their friends, one hath a good man to his friend, & least he should offend him he frequents the Preachers, that his friend may thinke well of him: some come with their masters and mistresses for attendāce: some come with a fame, they haue heard great speech of the man, and therefore they will spend one houre to heare him once, but to see whether it be so as they say: some come because they be idle, to passe the time they go to a Sermon, lest they should bee wearie of doing nothing: some come with their fellowes, one saith, let vs goe to the Sermon: content saith he, and hee goeth for companie: some heare the sound of a voyce, as they passe by the Church, and step in before they be aware: another hath some occasion of busines, and he appoynts his friend to meete him at such a Sermon, as they doe at ⟨p. 642⟩Pauls: all these are accidentall hearers, like children which sit in the market, and neither buy nor sell. But as many foxes haue been taken when they came to take: so they which came to spye, or wonder, or gaze, or scoffe, haue changed their minds before they went home, like one which findes when he doth not seeke.