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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.
As the spouse doth not marry with the lands and goods,1 but with the man himself, and being partaker of him, is made partaker of them: so the faithful do not only marry with Christs benefits, but with Christ himself, and being partakers of him, they are made partakers of his benefits: for Christ may not be divided from his benefits, no more then the Sun from his light.
As the spouse dooth not marrie with the landes and goods,1 but with the man himselfe, and being partaker of him, is made partaker of them: so the faithfull doe not onelie marrie with Christes benefites, but with Christ himselfe, and being partakers of him, they are made partakers of his benefites: for Christ may not be deuided from his benefites, no more then the Sunne from his light.
- 1A similitude.
It is said,1 The Father gave us his Son, and so the son giveth us himself. For as the Bread is a sign of his body, so the giving of the Bread, is a sign of the giving of his body. Thus he lieth before us like a Pelican, which letteth her young ones suck her blood: so that we may say, the Lord invited us to supper, and he himself was our meat.
It is said,1 The Father gaue vs his Sonne, and so the sonne giueth vs himselfe. For as the Breade is a signe of his bodie, so the giuing of the Bread, is a signe of the giuing of his bodie. Thus he lieth before vs like a Pellicane, which letteth her yoong ones sucke her blood: so that wee may say, the Lord inuited vs to supper, and hee himselfe was our meate.