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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.
Now to inform us what prayer delighteth GOD, the Apostle Paul in his first Epistle to the Corinthians, and the fourth verse, showing that he had the mind of Christ, teacheth us to pray continually. This he expoundeth in the second Epistle to the Thessalonians, the third Chapter and the thirteenth verse, when he saith, Be not weary of well doing. Therefore, if you do well when you pray, you must not be weary of praying.
Now to informe vs what prayer delighteth GOD, the Apostle Paul in his first Epistle to the Corinthians, and the fourth verse, sheweing that hee had the minde of Christ, teacheth vs to praie continually. This hee expoundeth in the seconde Epistle to the Thessalonians, the third Chapter and the thirteenth verse, when hee saith, Be not wearie of well doing. Therefore, if you doe well when you pray, you must not be wearie of praying.
The like saying is in the twelfth Chapter to the Romans, where it is said, Continue in prayer, The like saying is in the first Chapter to the Romans, where it is said, Pray at all times. The like saying also is in the eighteenth Chapter of Saint Luke, where it is said, Pray always and be not faint. We are not commanded to preach continually, nor yet to hear continually, ⟨p. 870⟩nor to fast continually▪ nor to Watch continually: nor to gone continually, but we are commanded to pray continually▪ as though prayer were more needful than all the rest. We want continually, and we are tempted continually, and we sin continually, and therefore we had need to pray to GOD continually, that GOD would supply our wants, and forgive our sins, and prevent our temptations.
The like saying is in the twelft Chapter to the Romans, where it is saide, Continue in praier, The like saying is in the first Chapter to the Romans, where it is saide, Pray at all times. The like saying also is in the eighteenth Chapter of Saint Luke, where it is saide, Praye alwaies and bee not faint. Wee are not commaunded to preache continually, nor yet to heare continuallie,