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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.
This Testament is called a Testament in blood, because the Testament and Will of a ⟨p. 118⟩man is confirmed, when the man is dead, so Christ confirmed his testament by his death. Moses saith,1 that life is in the blood; so the blood of Christ is the life of this Testament. If Christs blood had not been shed, this testament made unto us, had been unprofitable, as the Testament of a Father is unto his son, if the father should not die but live: therefore the Apostle saith,2 without shedding of blood, there is no remission of sins. Therefore the Testament or Covenant of the remission of our sins, is called the Testament in blood: the blood of Christ is the seal of the Testament, which we have to show unto God for the remission of our sins, and the two Sacraments are a seal of that blood, to witness that it was shed.
This Testament is called a Testament in blood, because the Testament and Will of a ⟨p. 118⟩man is confirmed, when the man is dead, so Christ confirmed his testament by his death. Moses saith,1 that life is in the blood; so the blood of Christ is the life of this Testament. If Christes blood had not bene shed, this testament made vnto vs, had bene vnprofitable, as the Testament of a Father is vnto his sonne, if the father should not die but liue: therfore the Apostle saith,2 without shedding of blood, there is no remission of sinnes. Therefore the Testament or Couenaunt of the remission of our sinnes, is called the Testament in blood: the blood of Christ is the seale of the Testament, which wee haue to shew vnto God for the remission of our sins, and the two Sacraments are a seale of that blood, to witnesse that it was shed.