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…

I would to God, that not only thou but all that hear me, were not only almost, but altogether as I am. He might wish rather than ⟨p. 950⟩hope and therefore he prays, I would to God that all were Christians: As Moses wished that all could prophesy. Peter was taught both to feed the sheep and the lambs, great and small, and old an young, rich and poor: So Paul prays for the King and for the people too, & wisheth that they were all Christians. This prayer we may say for them that do not pray for themselves, to make them ashamed, when they see other more careful for their souls than they themselves. The Pastors care extendeth to all, although some are more to be laboured, yet none is to be despised, which is but a lamb of the flock. Paul doth not wish Agrippa more honour, or more wealth, or more friends, but more religion, which is the greatest want of Princes. Although they have received a kingdom, yet they are not so thankful, as they which have received nothing, but from hand to mouth. Though they have done a thousand times more evil, yet they are not so penitent as he which hath done least of all: They sit in Gods seat, & are called Gods, but are not like God, but like Mammon, more than their names, and their Crowns, except David, or Solomon, or Joshua, a few which remember whose person they bear: the rest are like Herod, and Saul, and Nebuchadnezzar, which know not from whom their kingdoms come.

I would to God, that not onely thou but all that heare mee, were not onely almost, but altogether as I am. Hee might wish rather than ⟨p. 950⟩hope and therefore hee praies, I would to God that all were Christians: As Moses wished that all coulde prophesie. Peter was taught both to feede the sheepe and the lambs, great and small, and old an young, rich and poore: So Paul praies for the King and for the people too, & wisheth that they were all Christians. This prayer we may say for them that doe not praye for themselues, to make them ashamed, when they see other more careful for their soules than they thēselues. The Pastours care extendeth to all, although some are more to be laboured, yet none is to be despised, which is but a lamb of the flock. Paule doth not wish Agrippa more honour, or more wealth, or more friēds, but more religion, which is the greatest want of Princes. Although they haue receiued a kingdome, yet they are not so thankfull, as they which haue receiued nothing, but from hande to mouth. Though they haue done a thousand times more euil, yet they are not so penitent as he which hath done least of all: They sit in Gods seat, & are called Gods, but are not like God, but like Mammon, more than their names, and their Crownes, except Dauid, or Salomon, or Iosua, a fewe which remember whose person they bear: the rest are like Herod, and Saul, and Nabuchadnezzar, which know not from whō their kingdoms come.