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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.
As this voice came to Christ while he was labouring, so many voices come to us while we are labouring. One saith, Pleasure would speak with you: another saith, profit would speak with you: another saith, Ease would speak with you: another saith, a Deanery would speak with you: another saith; a Bishopric would speak with you: another saith, the Court would speak with you.
As this voice came to Christ while he was labouring, so many voyces come to vs while we are labouring. One saith, Pleasure would speake with you: another saith, profit would speake with you: another saith, Ease would speake with you: another saith, a Deanrie would speake with you: another saith; a Bishopricke would speake with you: another saith, the Court woulde speake with you.
When a man is in a good way, and studieth the Scriptures, to be a teacher in the Church; a voice cometh to his ear, as this came to Christs, and faith; Thy friends would have thee study the Law, for by Divinity thou shalt attain to no preferment; & thine own Flock will vex thee, or the Bishop will stop thy mouth. This wind sometime turneth Jonah his sails from Nineveh to Tarshish,1 & makes him bury his talent.
When a man is in a good way, and studieth the Scriptures, to bee a teacher in the Church; a voyce commeth to his eare, as this came to Christs, and faith; Thy frends would haue thee studie the Lawe, for by Diuinitie thou shalt attaine to no preferment; & thine owne Flocke wil vexe thee, or the Bishop wil stop thy mouth. This wind somtime turneth Ionas his sailes from Niniue to Tharshish,1 & makes him burie his talent.
- 1Jonah 1.