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 when we have given God fair words, ⟨p. 281⟩and long prayers, and solemn fasts, and mourning countenances, he puts in but a word more to fill up the Sacrifice, Give me thy heart, and it sufficeth. It is like the last suit of Abraham when he said to God, I will speak but this once: so if thou wilt hear him in this, he will ask no more, therefore now conclude, whether God shall have thy heart or nothing: if thou consider what right he hath to ask it, and what cause thou hast to give it, thou canst not keep it till I end my Sermon.

Now whē we haue giuen God faire words, ⟨p. 281⟩and long prayers, and solemne fastes, and mourning countenances, hee puts in but a word more to fill vp the Sacrifice, Giue me thy heart, and it sufficeth. It is like the last sute of Abraham when he said to God, I will speake but this once: so if thou wilt heare him in this, he will aske no more, therefore nowe conclude, whether God shall haue thy heart or nothing: if thou consider what right he hath to aske it, and what cause thou hast to giue it, thou canst not keepe it till I ende my Sermon.

Of all the suitors which come unto you, it seems there is none which hath any title to claim the heart but God, which challengeth it by the name of a son:¹ as if he should say, thou shalt give it to thy Father, which gave it to thee: art thou my son? My sons give me their hearts, and by this they know that I am their father, if I dwell in their hearts, for the heart is the temple of God,² therefore if thou be his son, thou wilt give him thy heart, because thy Father desires it, thy Maker desires it, thy Redeemer desires it, thy Saviour desires it, thy Lord, & thy King, & thy master desires it,³