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 second property is not to glory of any thing in our selves, as James saith, Let him which is merry sing Psalms: So Paul sayeth, Let him which glorieth, glory in the Lord: For as we say, Thine is the kingdom, so we say, Thine is the glory: and therefore David saith, Not unto me Lord, not unto me, &c. Oh (saith Satan) this is a thing to glory of, knowledge and learning and wisdom, or else what should a man be proud of? But when Christ heard his disciples glory that they had the gift of miracles, which is a greater matter than knowledge: yet he said, Glory not in this that ye can work miracles, therefore glory not in this, that ye know him which can work miracles. If thy wisdom be given thee, then thou hast received it, if thou hast received it, then I say with Paul, ¹Why doest thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it? Wisdom is not so base a thing that thine own glory should be the end of it: but as Esther thought that her honour ⟨p. 994⟩was given her for the glory of God, so the learned should think that their learning is given them for the glory of God, the rich should think that their riches are given them for the glory of God, the wise should think that their wisdom is given them for the glory of God: the value and praise and honour of wisdom is to do good, if we be wise to do evil, we are not as wise as serpents, but wise serpents.

The second propertie is not to glorie of any thing in our selues, as Iames saith, Let him which is merrie sing Psalmes: So Paule saieth, Let him which glorieth, glorie in the Lorde: For as wee saie, Thine is the kingdome, so wee say, Thine is the glorie: and therefore Dauid saith, Not vnto mee Lord, not vnto mee, &c. Oh (saith Sathan) this is a thing to glorie of, knowledge and learning and wisedome, or els what should a man bee proude of? But when Christ heard his disciples glorie that they had the gift of miracles, which is a greater matter than knowledge: yet hee said, Glorie not in this that yee can worke myracles, therefore glory not in this, that ye know him which can worke miracles. If thy wisedome be giuen thee, then thou hast receiued it, if thou hast receiued it, then I say with Paule, ¹Why doest thou glorie, as if thou hadst not receiued it? Wisedome is not so base a thing that thine owne glorie should be the ende of it: but as Hester thought that her honour