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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.
Twice the wife is called The wife of thy youth, 1as though when men are old,2 the time of marrying were past. Therefore God makes such unequal matches so ridiculous every where, that they please none but the parties themselves.
Twise the wife is called The wife of thy youth, 1as though when men are olde,2 the time of marying were past. Therefore God makes such vnequall matches so ridiculous euerie where, that they please none but the parties themselues.
The second cause is to avoid fornication;1 this Paul signifieth when he saith;2 For the avoiding of fornication, let every man have his own wife. He saith not for avoiding of adultery, but for avoiding of fornication: showing that fornication is unlawful too, which the Papists make lawful,3 in maintaining their stews, as a stage for fornicators to play upon, and a sanctuary to defend them, like to Absaloms tent,