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…

Now for this love, Christ calleth them by all the names of love, his father, and his brethren, and his sisters. In Rom. 6. they are called his servants. If that be not enough, in the fifteenth of John they are called his friends. If that be not enough, in the third of Mark they are called his kinsmen. If that be not enough, in the four & twentieth of Luke they are called his brethren. If that be not enough, in Mark 1. they are called his children. If that be not enough, here they are called his mother. If that be not enough, in Cantic. 5. they ⟨p. 250⟩are called his Spouse, to show that he loved them with all loves; the Mothers love, the Brothers love, the Sisters love, the Masters love, and the Friends love. If all these Loves could be put together, yet the love of Christ exceedeth them all: and the Mother, and the Brother, and the Sister, and the Child, and the kinsmen, and the Friend, and the Servant, would not do, and suffer so much among them all, as Christ hath done, and suffered for us alone. Such a love we kindle in Christ, when we hear his word, and do it, that we are as dear unto him, as all his kindred together.

Nowe for this loue, Christ calleth them by all the names of loue, his father, and his brethren, and his sisters. In Rom. 6. they are called his seruants. If that be not enough, in the fifteēth of Iohn they are called his friends. If that be not enough, in the third of Marke they are called his kinsmen. If that be not enough, in the foure & twentith of Luke they are called his brethren. If that be not enough, in Mark 1. they are called his children. If that be not enough, here they are called his mother. If that be not enough, in Cantic. 5. they ⟨p. 250⟩are called his Spouse, to shewe that hee loued them with all loues; the Mothers loue, the Brothers loue, the Sisters loue, the Masters loue, and the Friends loue. If all these Loues could be put together, yet the loue of Christ exceedeth them all: and the Mother, and the Brother, and the Sister, and the Childe, and the kinsmen, and the Friende, and the Seruant, would not do, and suffer so much among them all, as Christ hath done, and suffered for vs alone. Such a loue we kindle in Christ, when we heare his word, and do it, that wee are as deare vnto him, as all his kinred together.