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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.
Before these words it is said, that Christ asked, Who are my brethren? as if he should say, you think that I am affected to my kinsmen, as you are: but I tell you that I count them my kinsmen, which hear the word of God and do it. To show that Christ loveth us with an everlasting Love, he showeth that he doth not love us for any Temporal things, but for that which doth endure for ever.
Before these words it is saide, that Christ asked, Who are my brethren? as if hee should say, you thinke that I am affected to my kinsmen, as you are: but I tell you that I count them my kinsmen, which heare the word of God and do it. To shewe that Christ loueth vs with an euerlasting Loue, hee sheweth that hee doth not loue vs for anie Temporall things, but for that which doth endure for euer.
If Christ loved us,1 as Isaac loved Esau, for venison, then we might miss the blessing as Esau did: But as John saith; He loved in the truth, so Christ loveth in the truth. To love in the truth, is the true love: every love but this at one time or other hath turned into hatred, as the truth overcometh falsehood.
If Christ loued vs,1 as Isaack loued Esau, for venison, then we might misse the blessing as Esau did: But as Iohn saith; He loued in the truth, so Christ loueth in the truth. To loue in the truth, is the true loue: euerie loue but this at one time or other hath turned into hatred, as the truth ouercommeth falshood.