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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.
Fourthly, whether it bring to Christ, or take any thing from him to thy self, like all the parts of Popery, which mangle his honour either to angels, or to saints, or to pope, or to images. If it abide all these questions, and draw thee not from any good, then thou mayst say it is from God, water the seed, O Lord, which thou hast sown. This is the fruit of thy first examination. In the second, by making thee discern whether another be ⟨p. 145⟩a Christian, I will teach thee to know whether thy self be a Christian; which that thou mayest reach too, observe this direction, and thou shalt see of what side thou art.
Fourthlie, whether it bring to Christ, or take any thing from him to thy selfe, like all the parts of Poperie, which mangle his honor either to angels, or to saints, or to pope, or to images. If it abide all these questions, and drawe thee not from anie good, then thou mayst say it is from God, water the seede, O Lord, which thou hast sowen. This is the fruite of thy first examination. In the second, by making thee discerne whether another be ⟨p. 145⟩a Christian, I will teach thee to knowe whether thy selfe be a Christian; which that thou maist reach too, obserue this direction, and thou shalt see of what side thou art.
It must needs be,1 that they which walk to contrary ends, should go divers ways: therefore there be moe differences between the children of God and the children of the world, than there be between men and beasts.
It must needes be,1 that they which walke to contrarie endes, should goe diuers wayes: therefore there be moe differences betweene the children of God and the children of the worlde, than there bee betweene men and beasts.