A12406:1401
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.
Peter describing the devils walk, saith, that he goeth about: The devil saith, that he goeth a compassing. Peter puts in, seeking whom he may devour: the devil leaves out devour, and saith no more, but that he compasseth. This circular walk is peculiar to the devil, and therefore may be called the devils circuit. All other creatures go forward but the devil goeth about, which may well be applied to the crafty devil, because to go about, is commonly taken to undermine: when he meaneth he will destroy you, then we say, he will compass you: so when the devil compasseth, then ⟨p. 1065⟩beware lest he devour. For the devil goeth about men, as the Fowler goeth about the lark to snare her; as the thief goeth about the house, to rob it; as the ivy goeth about the oak, to kill it. The devils walk is a siege, which goeth about but to find an issue to go in: for he goeth about but until he can get in to be a possessor. He is content to be a compasser. The first name the devil hath in Scripture, is a Serpent, he is a Serpent, & so are his ways like a Serpent, which windeth himself like a circle.
Peter describing the diuels walke, saith, that he goeth about: The diuel saith, that he goeth a compassing. Peter puts in, seeking whom hee may deuoure: the diuell leaues out deuour, and sayth no more, but that he compasseth. This circular walke is peculiar to the diuell, and therfore may be called the diuels circuite. All other creatures go forward but the diuell goeth about, which may well bee applied to the craftie diuell, because to goe about, is commonly takē to vndermine: when he meaneth he will destroy you, then we say, he will compasse you: so when the diuell compasseth, then ⟨p. 1065⟩beware lest he deuour. For the diuell goeth about men, as the Fowler goeth about the lark to snare her; as the theefe goeth about the house, to robbe it; as the yuie goeth about the oake, to kil it. The diuels walk is a siege, which goeth about but to find an issue to goe in: for he goeth about but vntil he can get in to be a possessor. He is cōtent to be a compasser. The first name the diuell hath in Scripture, is a Serpent, he is a Serpent, & so are his waies like a Serpent, which windeth himself like a circle.