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 you ask God who shall dwell in the holy Mountain;¹ he saith, The man which walketh uprightly. Here are none but doers: If you ask Christ who shall enter into the kingdom of heaven,² he saith; Not they which cry Lord, Lord, (though they cry twice Lord) but they which do the will of my father: here are none but doers. If you ask him again, how you may come to heaven, he saith,³ Keep the Commandments: here are none but doers. If you ask him again, who are blessed?⁴ he saith; Blessed are they that hear the word of God and do it: here are none but doers. If you ask an Angel, who are blessed, he saith; Blessed are they which keep the words of this book: here are none but doers. ⟨p. 253⟩If you ask David, who are blessed? he saith; The man is blest which keepeth judgement, ⁵and doeth righteousness: here are none but doers. If you ask Solomon, who are blessed? he saith; The man is blessed which keepeth the law: here are none but doers. If you ask Isaiah, who are blessed?⁶ he saith; He which doeth this is blessed: here are none but doers: If you ask James who are blessed?⁷ he saith; The doer of the word is blessed in his deed: here are none but doers. Thus blessing and doing run together.

If you aske God who shall dwell in the holie Mountaine;¹ he saith, The man which walketh vprightly. Here are none but dooers: If you aske Christ who shall enter into the kingdome of heauen,²