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…

Now if thou wouldest remember both these a year hence as fresh as now, this is the best policy that ever thou shalt learn, to put them presently in practise, that is, to send them abroad to all the parts of thy soul, and members of thy body, and reform thy self semblably to them, and thou shalt never forget them, for thy practise remembereth them: ⟨p. 658⟩but before this, you must use another help, that is, record every note in thy mind as the preacher goeth, and after before thou doest eat, or drink, or talk, or any thing else, repeat all to thy self. I do know some in the University, which did never hear good Sermon, but as soon as they were gone, they […] it thus, and learned more by this (as […] said) then by their reading and study: for recording that which they had heard when it was fresh, they could remember all, and hereby got a better facility in preaching, then they could learn in books. The like profit I remember I gained when I was a scholar by the like practise.

Now if thou wouldest remember both these a yeare hence as fresh as now, this is the best policie that euer thou shalt learne, to put them presently in practise, that is, to sende them abroad to all the parts of thy soule, and members of thy bodie, and reforme thy selfe semblably to them, and thou shalt neuer forget them, for thy practise remembreth them: ⟨p. 658⟩but before this, you must vse another helpe, that is, record euery note in thy minde as the preacher goeth, and after before thou doest eate, or drinke, or talke, or any thing else, repeate all to thy selfe. I doe know some in the Vniuersitie, which did neuer heare good Sermon, but assoone as they were gone, they 〈…〉 it thus, and learned more by this (as 〈…〉 sayd) then by their reading and studie: for recording that which they had heard when it was fresh, they could remember all, and hereby got a better facilitie in preaching, then they could learne in bookes. The like profite I remember I gained when I was a scholler by the like practise.