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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 no man that weareth the cutters fashion, but he is a cutter, none which cutteth his hair like them which are proud, but he is proud: none that coloureth her face like them which are wanton, but she is wanton: none which sweareth like them which lie, but he will lie as well as swear.
There is no man that weareth the cutters fashion, but he is a cutter, none which cutteth his haire like them which are proud, but he is proud: none that coloureth her face like them which are wanton, but shee is wanton: none which sweareth like them which lie, but hee will lie as well as sweare.
Therefore make not your life of the worlds fashion,1 the wedding garment was of an other fashion than all the rest: therefore if thou fashionest they self like the rest, thou hast not on thee the wedding garment, for this was nothing like unto the rest.2 Christs garment was of another manner of fashion differing from the world, so thy life must be of another fashion than the worlds: or else as the fashion of the world passeth away, so thou shalt pass and perish with it. God doth not like the fashion of the world and surely he liketh as ill the fashion of Idolatry, or the fashion of Antichrist, as the fashion of the world. He which biddeth us to refrain from every show of evil: would have us refrain from the show of Idolatry,3 and the show of Heresy: for these ⟨p. 974⟩are the greatest evils. But if we be not Idolaters, yet we have the show of Idolatry. If we be not of Antichrists religion, yet we be of Antichrists fashion, so long as we show forth the same badge, and cognisance, you know what I mean. This is to jump with the world and leap to hell. This is not to be in fashion, but out of fashion, therefore now ye shall hear the best fashion. It followeth, Be you changed, by the renewing of your minds. This is the second part of your reasonable service: The changing and renewing of the mind to the likeness wherein it was created. As before he required you to give your bodies, so here he requireth you to give your minds. Outward service is like a tinkling Cymbal, though it hath never so pleasant a sound, yet it doth not please God, because it hath no mind to please him, so is the service of the eye, or the ear, or the hand, or the foot, if the mind be away: it may please other like the Cymbal, but it pleaseth not God.