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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
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If this were observed, we should see such a change, that divers which take should give, & they which give should take, they which labour should rest, & they which rest should labour. Howe can they pray to God, which know that the laws of God are not obeyed, that his will is not regarded, but the poor unpitied, because of the remissness, in not bridling the insolent? It may seem that in Elijah his answer to Ahab, it was prophesied who should trouble Israel to the worlds end,1 for speaking to the wicked Magistrate, he said, It is thou which troublest it. So the ungodly Rulers, and graceless strivers against lawful rule, in their own hearts calling themselves Gods, not being so called of God, are cause of all disorder in every Common weal.
If this were obserued, we should see such a change, that diuers which take should giue, & they which giue should take, they which labour should rest, & they which rest should labour. Howe can they pray to God, which know that the lawes of God are not obeied, that his will is not regarded, but the poore vnpitied, because of the remissenes, in not bridling the insolent? It may seeme that in Eliah his answere to Achab, it was prophesied who should trouble Israell to the worldes end,1 for speaking to the wicked Magistrate, he sayd, It is thou which troublest it. So the vngodly Rulers, and gracelesse striuers against lawful rule, in their owne hearts calling themselues Gods, not being so called of God, are cause of all disorder in euery Common weale.
Fourthly, they are called Gods, to encourage them in their office, and to teach them that they need not dread the persons of men: but GOD doth that which is just and good without the jealousy of men, so they, upon the Bench and in all causes of Justice should forget themselves to be men, which are lead by the arms between favour and fear, and think themselves Gods, which fear nothing. This boldness is so necessary in them which should judge all a like, that in