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…

As ye come with divers motions, so ye hear in divers manners: One is like an Athenian, and he hearkeneth after news: if the Preacher say any thing of our Armies beyond sea, or counsel at home, or matters of Court, that is his lure: another is like the Pharisee, and he watcheth if any thing be said that may be wrested to be spoken against persons in high place, that he may play the devil in accusing of his brethren, let him write that in his tables too: another smacks of eloquence, and he gapes for a phrase, that when he cometh to his ordinary, he may have one figure more to grace and worship his tale: another is male-content, and he never pricketh up his ears till the Preacher come to gird against some whom he spiteth, and when the Sermon is done, he remembereth nothing which was said to him, but that which was spoken against other: another cometh to gaze about the Church, he hath an evil eye, which ⟨p. 643⟩is still looking upon that from which Job did avert his eye: another cometh to muse, so soon as he is set, he falleth into a brown study, sometimes his mind runs on his market, sometimes of his journey, sometimes of his suite, sometimes of his dinner, sometimes of his sport after dinner, and the Sermon is done before the man think where he is: another cometh to hear, but so soon as the Preacher hath said his prayer, he falls fast a sleep, as though he had been brought in for a corps, & the Preacher should preach at his funeral.

As ye come with diuers motiōs, so ye heare in diuers manners: One is like an Athenian, and he hearkeneth after newes: if the Preacher say any thing of our Armies beyond sea, or counsell at home, or matters of Court, that is his lure: another is like the Pharisie, and he watcheth if any thing bee sayd that may bee wrested to be spoken against persons in high place, that he may play the diuell in accusing of his brethren, let him write that in his tables too: another smackes of eloquence, and hee gapes for a phrase, that when he commeth to his ordinarie, he may haue one figure more to grace and worship his tale: another is male-content, and he neuer pricketh vp his eares till the Preacher come to gird agaynst some whom he spiteth, and when the Sermon is done, hee remembreth nothing which was sayd to him, but that which was spoken agaynst other: another commeth to gaze about the Church, he hath an euill eye, which ⟨p. 643⟩is still looking vpon that from which Iob did auert his eye: another commeth to muze, so soone as hee is set, hee falleth into a browne studie, sometimes his minde runnes on his market, sometimes of his iourney, sometimes of his suite, sometimes of his dinner, sometimes of his sport after dinner, and the Sermon is done before the man thinke where he is: another commeth to heare, but so soone as the Preacher hath sayd his prayer, he falles fast a sleepe, as though he had been brought in for a corps, & the Preacher should preach at his funerall.