A12406:1133
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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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.
By this you may see that vanity is bold when she breaks into houses and Churches and Palaces, and sometime vanity may come to infect, where Trueth may not come to reprove: Is it not high time then to sound this Alarm again, Vanity of vanities? &c.
By this you may see that vanitie is bolde when she breaks into houses and Churches and Pallaces, and sometime vanitie may come to infect, where Trueth may not come to reprooue: Is it not high time then to sounde this Alarum againe, Vanitie of vanities? &c.
If we could hear how vehemently, and how pitifully Solomon pronounced this outcry, happily it would move us a little to hear how he did exclaim of his own life and condemned himself, as it were by the sound of a Trumpet that all might hear: For we are all by nature such deaf Adders, that whether the Prophets come piping, or mourning, or crying, they go away from us again mourning like Jeremiah, 1we would have cured Babel, but she would not be cured. Nay the City of Jerusalem would not (saith our Saviour Christ) when he wept for his Israelites.
If we could heare how vehementlie, and how pittifullie Salomon pronounced this outcrie, happilie it would moue vs a little to heare how hee did exclame of his owne life and condemned himselfe, as it were by the sounde of a Trumpet that all might heare: For we are all by nature such deafe Adders, that whether the Prophets come piping, or mourning, or crying, they goe away from vs againe mourning like Ieremie, 1we would haue cured Babel, but she would not be cured. Nay the Citie of Ierusalem would not (saith our Sauiour Christ) when hee wept for his Israelites.