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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.
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?
No man (saith Christ) putteth new wine into olde vessels, 1lest the vessels breake, and the wine leake. This wine is new wine, therefore put it into new vessels, holie vessels, sanctified vessels, or else it will leake foorth, and breake the vessell, and thou shalt haue no more taste of it, than while the relish of bread is in thy mouth. When Christ commeth to our house, shall we not looke whether our chamber be trimmed, as the chamber was trimmed against his comming to the Passe-ouer? But how shall we trimme it?
When a man takes an office, he examineth his substance; when he takes a trade, he ⟨p. 142⟩examineth his skill: when he goeth to fight, he examineth his strength: but these wants are no wants when he goeth to the Sacrament. Wilt thou know now upon what articles thou must inquire at that time, that is, how thou shouldest examine thy self?
When a man takes an office, hee examineth his substance; when he takes a trade, he