A12406:1075
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…
The sermons of Master Henry Smith gathered into one volume. Printed according to his corrected copies in his life time.The sermons of Maister Henrie Smith gathered into one volume. Printed according to his corrected copies in his life time.
London: printed by Richard Field for Thomas Man, 1593
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Thus when you use those gifts well which you have, the Lord will come unto you, and say that your heart may hear him, Good servant and faithful, I will make thee Lord over much: thy seed shall become a tree, thy spirit shall be doubled. First, thou shalt have a love to hear, read and meditate: after thou shalt have a little knowledge to judge and speak of Gods Word, of the spirit, and of doctrines: then thou shalt ascend to faith, which will bring thee unto peace of conscience: then thou shalt meet with good books, and God will send thee Teachers to instruct thee, and encourage thee like the Angels which came to Christ when he hungered. Thus a Traveller passeth from town unto town, until he come to his Inn: so a Christian passeth from virtue to virtue, until he come to Heaven, which is the journey that every man must endeavour to go till death.
Thus when you vse those giftes well which you haue, the Lorde will come vnto you, and say that your heart may heare him, Good seruant and faithfull, I will make thee Lorde ouer much: thy seede shall become a tree, thy spirite shall be doubled. First, thou shalt haue a loue to heare, reade and meditate: after thou shalt haue a little knowledge to iudge and speake of Gods Worde, of the spirite, and of doctrines: then thou shalt ascend to faith, which will bring thee vnto peace of conscience: then thou shalt meete with good bookes, and God will send thee Teachers to instruct thee, and incourage thee like the Angels which came to Christ when hee hungred. Thus a Trauailer passeth from towne vnto towne, vntill hee come to his Inne: so a Christian passeth from vertue to vertue, vntill hee come to Heauen, which is the iourney that euery man must endeuour to goe till death.
It followeth: And whosoever hath not from him shall be taken; even that which it seemeth that he hath.
It followeth: And whosoeuer hath not from him shall bee taken; euen that which it seemeth that he hath.