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…

Be merciful unto all those which lie in anguish of conscience, for remorse of their sins: as thou hast made them examples, so teach us to take example by them, that we may look upon thy Gospel to keep us from despair, and upon thy law, to keep us from presumption. Prosper the armies which fight thy battles, and show a difference between thy servants and thy enemies, as thou didst between the Israelites and the Egyptians, that they which serve thee not, may come to thy service, seeing that no God doth bless besides thee. Make us thankful for our peace, whom thou hast set at liberty, while thou hast laid our dangers upon others which mightest have laid their dangers upon us: And teach us to build thy Church in our rest, as Solomon built thy temple in his peace. ⟨image 509⟩Have mercy upon this sinful Land, which is sick of long prosperity: Let not thy blessings rise up against us, but indue us with grace as thou hast with riches, that we may go before other nations in religion, as we go before them in plenty: give us such harts as thy servants should have: that thy will may be our will; that thy Law may be our Law; and that we may seek our kingdom in thy kingdom. Give unto our Prince a Princely heart, unto our counsellors, the spirit of counsel, unto our Judges, the spirit of Judgement, unto our Ministers the spirit of doctrine, unto our people, the spirit of obedience: that we may all retain that communion here, that we may enjoy the communion of Saints hereafter.

Be mercifull vnto all those which lie in anguish of conscience, for remorse of their sinnes: as thou hast made them examples, so teach vs to take example by them, that wee may looke vpon thy Gospel to keepe vs from despaire, and vpon thy lawe, to keep vs from presumption. Prosper the armies which fight thy battailes, and shew a difference betweene thy seruantes and thy enemies, as thou didst betweene the Israelits and the Aegyptians, that they which serue thee not, may come to thy seruice, seeing that no God dooth blesse besides thee. Make vs thankefull for our peace, whome thou hast set at libertie, while thou hast laid our dangers vpon others which mightest haue laide their dangers vpon vs: And teach vs to build thy Church in our rest, as Salomon builte thy temple in his peace. ⟨image 509⟩Haue mercie vpon this sinfull Lande, which is sicke of long prosperitie: Let not thy blessings rise vp against vs, but indue vs with grace as thou hast with riches, that wee may goe before other nations in religion, as wee goe before them in plentie: giue vs such harts as thy seruants should haue: that thy will may be our will; that thy Law may be our Lawe; and that we may seeke our kingdome in thy kingdome. Giue vnto our Prince a Princely heart, vnto our counsellers, the spirit of counsel, vnto our Iudges, the spirite of Iudgement, vnto our Ministers the spirite of doctrine, vnto our people, the spirite of obedience: that wee may all retaine that communion here, that we may enioy the communion of Saints hereafter.