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…

O King Agrippa believest thou the Prophets? As if he should say, If thou believest the Prophets, it is easy for thee to believe that which I teach out of the Prophets: for all that I speak of this Jesus is written in the Prophets, and fulfilled in Christ. Look upon the Prophets, and look upon him, there thou shalt see all that I say, that it is no report of mine, but that which I have received from good witness, and thou mayest hear it of the same, if thou do but read the Prophets: therefore before other questions, he asks, Doest thou believe the Prophets? Like a wise Schoolmaster which examines his Scholar, before he begin to teach him, to know what he hath learned already, and how he understandeth that he may go forward with him. So Paul examines this king, when he intended to make him a Scholar of Christ, he asks him what he hath learned already, before he teach him farther: and posing him, he begins at the foundation which is faith, saying, tell me, Doest thou believe the Prophets? Yet if we should ask some of you, before you come to the Lords Table, do you believe the Scriptures? Do you know Christ? Can you give a reason of your faith? you will think your selves much disgraced to be Catechised as this king was, we must not ask you with Paul, Do you believe? but say with Paul ⟨p. 923⟩we know that ye believe, before we ask you. Is this like the child which Christ set in the midst of his Disciples, & said, that whosoever received the kingdom of heaven, he should receive it as a child? that is, he should humble himself, and take correction, and learn like a child, for heavens gate is low, and he must stoop that goes in at it. The Soldiers and Publicans and harlots had such remorse, that they came to John before they were baptized, confessing their sins, and asked, Master, what shall we do? They were not ashamed to acknowledge both their sins and their ignorance, which made John wonder and ask who had taught them, as though this should be a strange thing in time to come, and so it is: if ye be not like Publicans, when will ye be like Christians? They confessed before they were baptized, but we must think that you know, though you know that we think wrong: we must take you for religious, though you know we take you amiss.

O King Agrippa beleeuest thou the Prophets? As if he should say, If thou beleeuest the Prophets, it is easie for thee to beleeue that which I teach out of the Prophets: for all that I speake of this Iesus is written in the Prophets, and fulfilled in Christ. Looke vpon the Prophets, and looke vpon him, there thou shalt see all that I say, that it is no report of mine, but that which I haue receiued from good witnes, and thou maist heare it of the same, if thou doe but read the Prophets: therefore before other questions, he askes, Doest thou beleeue the Prophets? Like a wise Schoolemaister which examines his Scholler, before he beginne to teach him, to know what hee hath learned already, and how he vnderstandeth that he may goe forward with him. So Paul examines this king, when he intended to make him a Schooller of Christ, hee askes him what he hath learned already, before he teach him farther: and posing him, he begins at the foundation which is faith, saying, tell me, Doest thou beleeue the Prophets? Yet if wee should aske some of you, before you come to the Lordes Table, doe you beleeue the Scriptures? Doe you know Christ? Can you giue a reasō of your faith? you will think your selues much disgraced to bee Catechised as this king was, wee must not aske you with Paul, Do you beleeue? but say with Paule