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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.
Again, by this you may learn how to resist and withstand temptations: whether it be thy father which tempteth thee, thy mother which tempteth thee, or thy brother which tempteth thee, or thy sister which tempteth, or thy kinsman which tempteth, ⟨p. 256⟩or Rulers which tempteth, or Master which tempteth, or wife which tempteth. As Christ would not know his mother, against his father: so thou shouldst not know any father, or mother, or brother, or sister, or friend, or kinsman, or master, or child, or wife against God. If the mothers suit may be refused sometime, a noble mans letter may be refused too: He that can turn his hinderance to a furtherance as Christ did here, may make use of every thing.
Againe, by this you may learne howe to resiste and withstande temptations: whether it bee thy father which tempteth thee, thy mother which tempteth thee, or thy brother which tempteth thee, or thy sister which tempteth, or thy kinsman which tempteth, ⟨p. 256⟩or Rulers which tempteth, or Master which tempteth, or wife which tempteth. As Christ would not know his mother, against his father: so thou shouldst not know any father, or mother, or brother, or sister, or friend, or kinsman, or master, or childe, or wife against God. If the mothers sute may be refused sometime, a noble mans letter may be refused too: Hee that can turne his hinderance to a furtherance as Christ did heere, may make vse of euerie thing.
Again, by this you may learn how to choose your friends. As Christ counted none his kinsmen but such as hear the word of God and do it: so we should make none our familiars, but such as Christ counteth his kinsmen.
Againe, by this you may learne how to choose your friends. As Christ counted none his kinsmen but such as heare the worde of God and doe it: so we should make none our familiars, but such as Christ counteth his kinsmen.