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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.
A looking Glass for Christians.A looking Glasse for Christians.
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.
A looking Glass for Christians.
A looking Glasse for Christians.
Rom. 12. 3. I say through the grace that is given unto me, to every one that is among you, that no man presume to understand above that which is meet to understand, but that he understand according to Sobriety, as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
Rom. 12. 3. I say through the grace that is giuen vnto me, to euerie one that is among you, that no man presume to vnderstand aboue that which is meete to vnderstand, but that he vnderstande according to Sobrietie, as God hath dealth to euerie man the measure of faith.
First of the Preface, and then of the counsel. In the first verse of this Chapter, Paul persuaded the Romans, by the mercy of GOD towards them, here he persuadeth them By the grace of GOD towards him. Paul speaks like a man in his deathbed. which is set to give good counsel, and goeth from one lesson to another, as though he would speak all with a breath. First he counselled them to make their bodies serve God, because the body is a servant as well as the ⟨p. 978⟩soul, then he forbade them to fashion themselves to the world, because no man can serve two contrary masters. Then he advised them to renew their minds, because except the mind be reformed, the body will serve but a while. And he setteth them to seek Gods will, because the will of man doth seduce him. And now to make up this Testament (as it were) he admonisheth them to rest in the knowledge of Gods will, and not to search further nor to be proud of their knowledge, but to use their knowledge to humble their pride. This lesson may seem vain to the Romans: for they were not yet come to be wise, and he counselleth them not to be too wise. Paul saith; That the Gentiles sought after wisdom: