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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.
Adam did not think that death had been in an apple,1 so you would not think that death should be in bread: but as a coal hath fire in it, beside the coal it self, which fire doth either warm, or burn; so this meat hath another meat in it, beside that which is seen, which doth either save, or destroy: therefore he which cometh to this spiritual meat, must examine whether he have a spiritual mouth, as well as a carnal mouth, or else he shall receive no more than he seeth, & that which he seeth not shall destroy him.
Adam did not thinke that death had bene in an apple,1 so you would not thinke that death should bee in bread: but as a coale hath fire in it, beside the coale it selfe, which fire dooth either warme, or burne; so this meate hath another meate in it, beside that which is seene, which dooth either saue, or destroy: therefore he which commeth to this spiritual meat, must examine whether he haue a spirituall mouth, as well as a carnall mouth, or else he shall receiue no more than he seeth, & that which he seeth not shall destroy him.
No man (saith Christ) putteth new wine into old vessels, 1lest the vessels break, and the wine leak. This wine is new wine, therefore put it into new vessels, holy vessels, sanctified vessels, or else it will leak forth, and break the vessel, and thou shalt have no more taste of it, than while the relish of bread is in thy mouth. When Christ cometh to our house, shall we not look whether our chamber be trimmed, as the chamber was trimmed against his coming to the Pass-over? But how shall we trim it?