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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.
Our heart is a root of corruption, our eyes are the eyes of vanity, our ears are the ears of folly, our mouths are the mouths of deceit, our hands are the hands of iniquity, and every part doth dishonour thee, which would be glorified of thee. The understanding which was given us to learn virtue, is apt now to apprehend nothing but sin: the will which was given us to affect righteousness, is apt now to love nothing but wickedness.
Our heart is a roote of corruption, our eies are the eyes of vanitie, our eares are the eares of follie, our mouthes are the mouthes of deceipt, our hands are the hands of iniquitie, and euery part doth dishonour thee, which would be glorified of thee. The vnderstanding which was giuen vs to learne vertue, is apt now to apprehend nothing but sinne: the will which was giuen vs to affect righteousnes, is apt now to loue nothing but wickednes.
The memory which was given us to remember good things, is apt now to keep nothing but evil things. There is no difference between us and the wicked, we have done more against thee this week, then we have done for thee since we were borne, and yet we have not resolved to amend: but this is the course of our whole life, first we sin, and then we pray thee to forgive it, and then to our sins again, as though we came to thee ⟨image 507⟩for leave to offend thee.
The memorie which was giuen vs to remember good things, is apt now to keep nothing but euill things. There is no difference betweene vs and the wicked, we haue doone more against thee this weeke, then we haue doone for thee since we were borne, and yet we haue not resolued to amende: but this is the course of our whole life, first we sinne, and then we pray thee to forgiue it, and then to our sinnes againe, as though we came to thee ⟨image 507⟩for leaue to offend thee.