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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.
After he had given thanks, he brake it, and gave unto them, and said, Take eat, for when he had given thanks to God, then it was sanctified, and blessed, and lawful to eat. So when thou servest God,1 then it is lawful for thee to use Gods blessings, then thou mayest eat and drink as Christ did, but not before, for these things were created to serve them which serve God: if thou doest not serve him for them, thou encroachest upon Gods blessings, and stealest his creatures, which are no more thine, then thou art his, for the good God created all things for good men, as the devils possessions are reserved for evil men.
After hee had giuen thankes, hee brake it, and gaue vnto them, and saide, Take eate, for when he had giuen thankes to God, then it was sanctified, and blessed, and lawfull to eate. So when thou seruest God,1 then it is lawfull for thee to vse Gods blessinges, then thou maiest eate and drinke as Christ did, but not before, for these thinges were created to serue them which serue God: if thou doest not serue him for them, thou encrochest vpon Gods blessinges, and stealest his creatures, which are no more thine, then thou art his, for the good God created all things for good men, as the diuels possessions are reserued for euill men.
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Therefore, as Christ would not break the bread before he had given thanks to the founder, so know, that there is some thing to be done before thou receive any benefit of GOD, and presume not to use his creatures with more liberty than his son did, which ⟨p. 81⟩did not eat without giving thanks, nor rise again without singing a Psalm.
Therefore, as Christ would not breake the bread before hee had giuen thankes to the founder, so know, that there is some thing to be done before thou receiue anie benefite of GOD, and presume not to vse his creatures with more libertie than his sonne did, which