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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.
He which offereth this sacrifice, is freely excused of all sacrifices besides. For since Christ sacrificed himself, God hath required none other sacrifice of Jews nor Gentiles, But that they sacrifice themselves. Now when God doth require of thee to sacrifice thy body, he doth but require thee to sacrifice the sins of thy body, as you may pick out of the next words, Be changed, that is, change thy thoughts, change thy words, change thy works: Let thy tongue speak no more idly: Let thine eyes look no ⟨p. 966⟩more to vanity: Let thine ears hearken no more to folly: Let thine hands work no more iniquity, and then thou hast Sacrificed thy body.
Hee which offereth this sacrifice, is freely excused of all sacrifices besides. For since Christ sacrificed himselfe, God hath required none other sacrifice of Iewes nor Gentiles, But that they sacrifice themselues. Nowe when God doth require of thee to sacrifice thy bodie, he doth but require thee to sacrifice the sinnes of thy body, as you may picke out of the next wordes, Be chaunged, that is, chaunge thy thoughts, chaunge thy wordes, chaunge thy workes: Let thy tongue speake no more idelly: Let thine eies looke no ⟨p. 966⟩more to vanitie: Let thine eares hearken no more to folly: Let thine handes worke no more iniquitie, and then thou hast Sacrificed thy bodie.
This seems a dear sacrifice to sacrifice the body, yet thou seest it is but a cheap sacrifice, for it is nothing but to sacrifice thy sins, which would Sacrifice thee. If GOD had required thee to Sacrifice thy Son to him as he required Abraham Genesis, the twenty two Chapter, and the second verse: Wouldest thou not give him? But now he requireth nothing of thee but thy sins, it is as if he should sue unto thee for thy shame, and thy trouble, and thy guilt, and thy fear, that he might have all which hurts thee. What wilt thou part from if thou wilt not part from thine hurt? Therefore sacrifice thy body, and thou hast Sacrificed all that hurts thee.