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…

As none but God speaks always aright, so none but God must always be obeyed: we are not called only the sons of men, but we are called the sons of God. ¹Therefore, as Christ answered his mother, when she would have him turn water into wine, Woman, what have I to do with thee? ²so we should answer father, and mother, and brethren, and sisters, and rulers, and masters, and wife too, when they will us to do that which is not meet, What have I to do with you? For to leave doing good, and do evil, were ⟨p. 243⟩not to turn water into wine, but to turn wine into water. Peter was not Satan, but when he tempted Christ like Satan, Christ answered him as he answered Satan,³ Come behind me Satan: showing, that we should give no more attention unto father, or mother, or master, or wife, when they tempt us to evil, than we would give unto Satan, if he should tempt us himself.

As none but God speaks alwaies aright, so none but God must alwayes be obeyed: we are not called onely the sonnes of men, but we are called the sonnes of God. ¹Therefore, as Christ answered his mother, when she would haue him turne water into wine, Woman, what haue I to do with thee? ²so wee should answere father, and mother, and brethren, and sisters, and rulers, and maisters, and wife too, when they will vs to do that which is not meete, What haue I to do with you? For to leaue doing good, and do euill, were ⟨p. 243⟩not to turne water into wine, but to turne wine into water. Peter was not Sathan, but when he tempted Christ like Sathan, Christ answered him as he answered Sathan,³ Come behind me Sathan: shewing, that we should giue no more attention vnto father, or mother, or master, or wife, when they tempt vs to euill, than we would giue vnto Sathan, if he should tempt vs himselfe.