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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.
THE TRUE TRIAL OF THE SPIRITS.THE TRVE TRIAL OF THE SPIRITES.
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.
If we should make much of Prophets, how much should we make of Prophesying? If we should love our Instructors, how much should we love instruction?1 Simeon keeping in the Temple, met with Christ; so many hearing the Word, have met with knowledge, have met with comfort, have met with peace, have met with salvation: but without the Word never any was converted to GOD. Therefore whensoever the Word is preached, every one may say to himself, as the Disciples said to the blind ⟨p. 304⟩man,2 Be of good comfort he calleth thee: Be of good comfort, the Lord calleth thee: but when the word is not preached, then every man may say to himself; beware, the devil calleth thee. When the Prophets went from Jerusalem, then sword, and famine, and pestilence, and all the plagues of God rained upon them, even as fire came upon Sodom, so soon as Lot was gone out:3 therefore what may those Lands fear, which use their Prophets, as the Jews used them which sent them? Amos calleth it an evil time, wherein the prudent keep silence, Chapt. 5. verse 13. therefore this is an evil time, wherein the prudent are silent.
If wee shoulde make much of Prophets, how much shoulde wee make of Prophecying? If wee should loue our Instructors, how much should wee loue instruction?1 Symeon keeping in the Temple, met with Christ; so manie hearing the Worde, haue met with knowledge, haue met with comfort, haue met with peace, haue met with saluation: but without the Worde neuer any was conuerted to GOD. Therefore whensoeuer the Word is preached, euerie one may say to himselfe, as the Disciples sayd to the blinde ⟨p. 304⟩man,2 Be of good comfort hee calleth thee: Be of good comfort, the Lorde calleth thee: but when the word is not preached, then euerie man may say to himselfe; beware, the diuell calleth thee. When the Prophets went from Ierusalem, then sword, and famine, and pestilence, and all the plagues of God rained vpon them, euen as fire came vpon Sodome, so soone as Lot was gone out: