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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.
because the wicked are his servants, and do tempt others.
because the wicked are his seruants, and doe tempt others.
As he tempteth all men, so he tempteth to all sins: for hell and the devil, are alike: therefore as hell is never filled with sinners, so the devil is never filled with sins: and therefore when he had made Peter deny his master once, he made him deny him twice, and when he had made him deny him twice, he made him deny him thrice. For this cause our sins are counted amongst those things which are infinite, because the devil and our flesh meet together every day to engender new sins. All the devils riches is in baits, he hath a pack full of oaths for every one which will swear, a pack full of lies for every one which will deceive, a pack full of excuses for every one which will dissemble. As he doth go through the streets, into every shop he casts a short measure, or a false balance: as he passeth by the Taverns he sets dissension betwixt friends: as he passeth by every Inn, he casts a pair of Cards, and a pair of Dice, and a pair of Tables: as he passeth by the Courts, and finds the Lawyers at the bar, he casts among them false evidences, forged writings, and counterfeit seals.
As he tempteth all men, so he tempteth to all sinnes: for hell and the diuell, are alike: therefore as hel is neuer filled with sinners, so the diuell is neuer filled with sinnes: and therfore when he had made Peter deny his master once, he made him deny him twise, and when he had made him denie him twise, hee made him deny him thrise. For this cause our sinnes are counted amongst those things which are infinite, because the diuell and our flesh meet together euery day to ingender newe sinnes. All the diuels riches is in baytes, hee hath a packe full of othes for euery one which will sweare, a pack full of lyes for euery one which will deceiue, a pack full of excuses for euery one which will dissemble. As he dooth goe through the streetes, into euery shoppe he casts a short measure, or a false balance: as hee passeth by the Tauernes hee sets dissention betwixt friends: as he passeth by euerie Inne, hee casts a payre of Cardes, and a payre of Dice, and a payre of Tables: as hee passeth by the Courtes, and findes the Lawyers at the barre, hee casts among them false euidences, forged writings, and counterfeite seales.