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…

If he be a Divine already, and preach his conscience, a voice cometh unto him again, as this did to Christ, and saith; Thy friends would have thee be quiet, or there be Spies which note what thou sayest, or there be fellows which lye in wait for thy Living: so sometimes (with a little entreaty) he beginneth to draw up his hand, and lay his finger on his mouth, and preach peace ⟨p. 246⟩when he is sent with war. Thus we are cumbered like our master, before our Sermons, and in our Sermons, and after our Sermons, even of them sometime, which should encourage us:¹ and therefore as Christ saith, Beware of men, so say I, Beware of kinsmen.

If he be a Diuine alreadie, and preach his conscience, a voyce commeth vnto him againe, as this did to Christ, and saith; Thy friendes would haue thee be quiet, or there bee Spies which note what thou sayest, or there be fellowes which lye in wayte for thy Liuing: so sometimes (with a little intreatie) he beginneth to drawe vp his hand, and lay his finger on his mouth, and preach peace ⟨p. 246⟩when he is sent with warre. Thus we are cumbred like our master, before our Sermons, and in our Sermons, and after our Sermons, euen of them sometime, which should encourage vs:¹ and therefore as Christ saith, Beware of men, so say I, Beware of kinsmen.

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So soon as the Children be borne, their Parents bring them to the Temple, and baptise them, & offer them to God: but so soon as they be able to serve him, they tempt them away from him, to Law, or Physic, or Merchandise, or Husbandry, and had rather they should be of any Tribe, than of the Tribe of Levi,