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…

Wretched creatures which will not receive the Lord, when he comes to their door. Christ saith;¹ Take for nothing, and they say no, we will not take, but buy. Vile, base▪ miserable men, disdain to take grace of God without satisfaction, but they will cope with the Lord, and give him so many pilgrimages, fast so many days, hear so many masses, and pay so many works for it, until they have done as much good as they have done evil. Our sins are infinite, and God is infinite: but our works are finite, in number and measure; ⟨p. 127⟩how can they answer then to that which exceedeth number and measure? Therefore be content with Josephs brethren, to take your money again,² and say that you have corn for nothing, that is, you are saved for nothing, or else when you say, I believe the remission of sins, you lie unto God, because you do not believe the remission of sins, but satisfaction for sins, like the Papists.

Wretched creatures which will not receiue the Lord, when he comes to their doore. Christ saith;¹ Take for nothing, and they say no, we will not take, but buy. Vile, base▪ miserable men, disdaine to take grace of God without satisfaction, but they will cope with the Lord, and giue him so many pilgrimages, fast so many daies, heare so many masses, and paie so manie workes for it, vntill they haue done as much good as they haue done euill. Our sinnes are infinite, and God is infinit: but our works are finite, in number and measure; ⟨p. 127⟩how can they answere then to that which exceedeth number and measure? Therefore be content with Iosephs brethren, to take your money againe,² and say that you haue corne for nothing, that is, you are saued for nothing, or else when you say, I beleeue the remission of sinnes, you lie vnto God, because you doo not beleeue the remission of sinnes, but satisfaction for sinnes, like the Papists.