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 devil hath mo names then any Prince hath titles, some God hath given to him, and some he hath given to himself: but this is to ⟨p. 1061⟩be noted in the devils names, that he never called himself a liar, nor a tempter, nor an accuser, nor a slanderer, nor a deceiver, nor a devourer, nor a murderer, nor a master, nor an adversary, nor a viper, nor a lion, nor a dragon, nor a wolf, nor a cockatrice, nor a serpent. But when Christ asked him his name, he calleth himself Legion, which imports a multitude, as if he should brag of his number, & here he calls himself in effect the compasser of the earth, as if he should brag of his power. And in the 4. Chapter of Luke & 6. verse, he calleth himself the possessor of the earth, as if he should brag of his possessions, and in the same he calleth himself the quier of the earth, as if he should brag of his liberality. Thus he which is evil it self, doth shun the name, because he would not be hated: and therefore no marvel if men call evil good, & would be counted honest, though they be never so lewd, for so will the devil: but as God never called the devil but by those names which the devil hated, so he never calleth sinners by those names which they call themselves. For if you observe the Scripture, there is no name of the devil, but in some place of Scripture or other the wicked are called by the same name: he is called a liar, & they are called liars: he is called a tempter, & they are called tempters: he is called a murderer, & they are called murderers: he is called ⟨p. 1062⟩a slanderer, & they are called slanderers: he is called a viper, and they are called vipers: he is called a lion, & they are called lions: he is called a wolf, and they are called wolves: he is called a serpent, and they are called serpents. Thus God would they that shall be damned should have the name of him which is damned, to put them in mind. Now none of the devils names are in the book of life: & therefore liars, & tempters, & slanderers, & murderers, & defamers are not: therefore these are the devils names. This I note to show you how deadly God doth hate sin, that neither the devil nor his followers could ever get a good name of him: for all his compassing, he could never con pass this, to shuffle any praise of himself into this book of life: for he doth not compass heaven, but earth, though he would compass both:

The diuell hath mo names then any Prince hath titles, some God hath giuen to him, and some he hath giuen to himselfe: but this is to