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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.
There is a plurality of Gods mercies, his lesser mercies in his corporal blessings, and his greater mercies in his spiritual blessings: his temporal mercies in earth, and his everlasting mercies in heaven: his preventing mercies in delivering us from sin, and his following mercies in pardoning of our sin.1 Howe many sins came with Adam, and how many curses came with sin, so many mercies came with Christ to answer them both. Therefore when Paul could not number them for multitude, he was fain to lay them down together in the gross sum, and in a word called them mercies: as if he should say, I cannot number the mercies of God, but the less I can number them, the more they are. Thus much why Paul calleth them brethren, and why he beseecheth them, and why he remembereth them of Gods mercies.
There is a plurality of Gods mercies, his lesser mercies in his corporall blessinges, and his greater mercies in his spirituall blessinges: his temperall mercies in earth, and his euerlasting mercies in heauen: his preuenting mercies in deliuering vs from sinne, and his following mercies in pardoning of our sinne.1 Howe many sinnes came with Adam, and howe many curses came with sinne, so manie mercies came with Christ to answere thē both. Therefore when Paule coulde not number them for multitude, hee was faine to laie them downe together in the grosse summe, and in a word called them mercies: as if hee should saie, I cannot number the mercies of God, but the lesse I can number them, the more they are. Thus much why Paul calleth them brethren, and why he beseecheth them, and why hee remembreth them of Gods mercies.
- 1Gen. 3.
Now he hath prepared the way, he commenceth his suite, that they would give their bodies to God, he speaks not here of the soul, though he would have them give their souls too. As you may see in the next verse, but he speaks here of the body, to show that the body is a servant to God as well as the soul, both are too little, and therefore one is not enough. And therefore Paul saith, Glorify GOD in your bodies and in your souls too,