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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.
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,1 which serveth in the Temple. He which will be hindered, shall have blocks enough: but we must learn to leap over all, as Christ leaped over this. If we should leave Father, and Mother, and Wife, and Children for Christ; much less should we care for labour, or loss, or shame, or trouble, or displeasure; for we would adventure these for our friends. Thus much of his natural kindred: now of his spiritual kindred.
So soone as the Children bee borne, their Parents bring them to the Temple, and baptise them, & offer them to God: but so soone as they be able to serue him, they tempt them away from him, to Lawe, or Phisicke, or Merchandise, or Husbandrie, and had rather they should be of any Tribe, thā of the Tribe of Leui,1 which serueth in the Temple. Hee which will be hindred, shall haue blockes inough: but we must learne to leape ouer all, as Christ leaped ouer this. If we should leaue Father, and Mother, and Wife, and Children for Christ; much lesse should wee care for labour, or losse, or shame, or trouble, or displeasure; for wee woulde aduenture these for our friendes. Thus much of his naturall kindred: now of his spirituall kindred.
Here is another genealogy of Christ, which Matthew and Luke never spake of. As Christ saith. I have another bread which you know not: so he saith, I have other kinsmen which you know not.
Here is another genealogie of Christ, which Mathew and Luke neuer spake of. As Christ saith. I haue another bread which you knowe not: so he saith, I haue other kinsmen which you know not.