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 the child springeth in the mothers womb, from a jelly unto milk, and from milk to blood, and from blood to flesh, and she knoweth not how it groweth till it come forth: so the spirit groweth in us, and we see not how it groweth, but that it is grown. Faith calleth to love, and love calleth to obedience, and obedience calleth to constancy, and one grace is the foundation of another. Therefore Paul saith, Whom he predestinated, them he called: whom he called, them he justified, & whom he justified them he glorified. Thus as the rich easily grow richer, so the good easily grow better: he which hath power to ask, hath power to receive; for it is said, Ask, and you shall receive: he which hath power to seek, hath power to find: for it is said, Seek and you shall find: he which hath power to knock, hath power to enter, for it is said, Knock, and it shall be opened unto you. As Gods riches are infinite, so he is never ⟨p. 672⟩weary of giving: when a man serveth God, at last it cometh to this, that God delighteth (as it were) to do him good, as it is said, Jeremiah 32. and Micah. 7. I will delight to do them good.

As the child springeth in the mothers wombe, from a gellie vnto milke, and from milke to blood, and from blood to flesh, and she knoweth not how it groweth till it come foorth: so the spirite groweth in vs, and we see not how it groweth, but that it is growen. Fayth calleth to loue, and loue calleth to obedience, and obedience calleth to constancie, and one grace is the foundation of another. Therefore Paul sayth, Whome hee predestinated, them he called: whom he called, them he iustified, & whom hee iustified them he glorified. Thus as the rich easily growe richer, so the good easily growe better: hee which hath power to aske, hath power to receiue; for it is sayde, Aske, and you shall receiue: hee which hath power to seeke, hath power to finde: for it is said, Seeke and you shall finde: he which hath power to knocke, hath power to enter, for it is sayde, Knocke, and it shall be opened vnto you. As Gods riches are infinite, so he is neuer ⟨p. 672⟩wearie of giuing: when a man serueth God, at last it commeth to this, that God delighteth (as it were) to doe him good, as it is sayd,