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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.
Moses so long as he was upon the plain ground, could not see the types of heaven: but when he was upon the Mount, he saw it before he came to heaven it self: So let us even now seal the Mount as Moses did, that ⟨p. 912⟩we may see and consider these joys. Which thing shall be to reclaim our hearts from earthly matters. As Peter went up the mount to see Christs glory, and Moses went up the mount to see the land of promise: so let us ascend from these earthly things to the contemplation of heavenly. This should be our journey till we come up to heaven it self, to clime the hill: for we are low men of stature like Zacheus, who cannot see Christ before we be lifted from the earth, so that if we will ever possess heaven, we must pluck our hearts from the earth, and then shall we see God nearer than we can possibly, if we keep our minds upon earthly matters. God showeth himself to some nearer, to some farther off, and to some in parables: As the Prophets saw God nearer than the Patriarchs: and the Apostles nearer than the Prophets:1 As to Abraham he said In thy seed: 2Isaiah came nearer and said, unto us a child is borne, 3&c. John yet came more near and said,4 Behold the Lamb of God.
Moses so long as he was vpon the plaine ground, could not see the types of heauen: but when he was vpon the Mount, he saw it before he came to heauen it selfe: So let vs euen now seale the Mount as Moses did, that ⟨p. 912⟩we may see and consider these ioyes. Which thing shall be to reclaime our heartes from earthly matters. As Peter went vp the mount to see Christs glory, and Moses went vp the mount to see the lande of promise: so let vs ascend from these earthly things to the contemplation of heauenly. This should be our iourney till wee come vp to heauen it selfe, to clime the hill: for we are lowe men of stature like Zacheus, who cannot see Christ before we be lifted from the earth, so that if we will euer possesse heauen, we must pluck our heartes from the earth, and then shall we see God nearer than we can possibly, if wee keepe our mindes vppon earthlie matters. God sheweth himselfe to some nearer, to some farther off, and to some in parables: As the Prophetes sawe God nearer than the Patriarches: and the Apostles nearer than the Prophetes: