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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.
The devil goeth a visiting, he will teach the sick how they shall recover their health, he will whisper the poor how they shall come by riches, he will tell the captives how they shall redeem their liberty: but to devour is the end of his visitation. Therefore Peter called him a Lyon, and said, that he went about: and told us that he sought as he went: at last he saith, to devour, & there he ends, showing that devouring is his end. Now you shall hear whom he compasseth, and to what he compasseth, and how he compasseth. When it is said, that the devil compasseth the earth, it is meant, that he compasseth the men of the earth: out of which I gather, first of all creatures he compasseth men: secondly, that he compasseth all men, and by consequence, that he compasseth good men. ⟨p. 1068⟩The devil is like an Archer, and man is his mark, and temptations are his arrows. As Peter is called a fisher of men, so the devil may be called a hunter of men: for of all creatures his envy is only to men, because man was made to serve GOD, and inherit the joys which he hath lost: therefore he is called no slayer, but a manslayer. When there are no men upon earth, then the devil will compass the earth no more.
The diuel goeth a visiting, he will teach the sicke how they shall recouer their health, hee will whisper the poore how they shall come by riches, he will tell the captiues how they shall redeeme their libertie: but to deuoure is the ende of his visitation. Therefore Peter called him a Lyon, and said, that he went about: and told vs that he sought as he went: at last he saith, to deuour, & there he ends, shewing that deuouring is his ende. Now you shall heare whom hee compasseth, and to what he compasseth, and how he compasseth. When it is said, that the diuell compasseth the earth, it is meant, that he compasseth the men of the earth: out of which I gather, first of all creatures he compasseth men: secondly, that he compasseth all men, and by consequence, that he compasseth good men. ⟨p. 1068⟩The diuell is like an Archer, and man is his marke, and temptations are his arrowes. As Peter is called a fisher of mē, so the diuell may be called a hunter of men: for of all creatures his enuie is onely to men, because man was made to serue GOD, and inherite the ioyes which hee hath lost: therefore he is called no slear, but a manslear. When there are no men vpon earth, then the diuell will compasse the earth no more.