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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
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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.
To begin this concord well,1 it is necessary to learn one another's nature, and one another's affections, and one another's infirmities, because ye must be helpers, and ye cannot help unless you know the disease. All the jars almost which do trouble this band, do rise of this, that one doth not hit the measure of the others heart, to apply themselves to either's nature, whereby it cometh to pass, that neither can refrain when either is offended; but one sharpeneth another, when they had need to be calmed. Therefore they must learn of Paul to fashion themselves one to the other,2 if they would win one another, and if any jar do arise, one saith; in no wise divide beds for it, for then the sun goeth-down upon their wrath,3 and the means of reconcilement is taken away. Give passions no times, for if some mans anger stand but at night, it turneth to malice which is uncurable.
To begin this concord well,1 it is necessarie to learne one anothers nature, and one anothers affections, and one anothers infirmities, because ye must be helpers, and ye cannot helpe vnlesse you know the disease. All the iarres almost which doe trouble this band, doe rise of this, that one dooth not hit the measure of the others heart, to applie themselues to eithers nature, whereby it commeth to passe, that neyther can refrain when either is offended; but one sharpeneth another, when they had neede to be calmed. Therefore they must learn of Paul to fashion themselues one to the other,2 if they would win one another, and if any iarre doe arise, one sayth; in no wise deuide beds for it, for then the sunne goeth-down vpon their wrath,3 and the meanes of reconcilement is taken away. Giue passions no times, for if some mans anger stand but at night, it turneth to malice which is vncurable.
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