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…

If he see one pray like Cornelius, he sendeth another to strengthen him like Peter: if he see one study like the Eunuch, he sendeth another to instruct him like Philip: if he see one mourn like David, he sendeth another to comfort him like Nathan: if he see one willing like Isaiah, he sendeth another to able him like the Seraphim: if he see one that thinketh well, he teacheth him to speak well: if he see one that speaketh well, he teacheth him to do well: if he see one do well, he teacheth him to continue well: if he see one meek like Moses, he maketh him wise like Solomon: if he see one wise like Solomon, he maketh him righteous like Abraham: if he see one righteous like Abraham, he maketh him patient like Job: if he see one patient like Job, he maketh him penitent like Peter: if he see one love one virtue, ⟨p. 676⟩he maketh him love another virtue: if he see one hate one vice, he maketh him hate another vice: if he see one like one Sermon, he maketh him like another Sermon: when he hath him in his school, and he cometh once to this, to say like Samuel, Speak Lord for thy servant heareth, ¹then he taketh him up to the mount like Moses, and openeth his heart unto him, teaching him a way to make use of all that he seeth, and of all that he heareth, and of all that he readeth, and of all that he feeleth. Thus when God hath strained and fined him, he is apt to every good work, and takes all occasions to do them. If he but see one pray, his heart burneth to pray too: if he see one reading, he hath a mind to read too: if he see one meditating, he hath a zeal to meditate too: if he see one sorrowing, he hath a desire to sorrow too: like the Disciples, which when they heard Peter say, we go a fishing, they said, we will go a fishing too. After this, every benefit maketh him thankful, every instruction maketh him fearful, and he is never well, but when he is walking with God like Enoch, or when Christ is speaking to him, or when he is speaking to Christ, for when God meeteth with his children, like a nurse he emptieth himself of his milk, ⟨p. 677⟩according to this text which we now handle, To him which hath, shall be given.

If hee see one pray like Cornelius, he sendeth another to strengthen him like Peter: if he see one studie like the Eunuch, he sendeth another to instruct him like Philip: if hee see one mourne like Dauid, hee sendeth another to comfort him like Nathan: if hee see one willing like Esay, he sendeth another to able him like the Seraphim: if he see one that thinketh well, hee teacheth him to speake well: if hee see one that speaketh well, hee teacheth him to doe well: if hee see one doe well, he teacheth him to continue well: if hee see one meeke like Moses, hee maketh him wise like Salomon: if he see one wise like Salomon, hee maketh him righteous like Abraham: if he see one righteous like Abraham, he maketh him patient like Iob: if hee see one patient like Iob, he maketh him penitent like Peter: if hee see one loue one vertue,