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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.
Having already showed you a kingdom, now I will show you wherein this kingdom consisteth, and in what it doth not consist, as in the fourteenth of the Romans, he showeth that it consisteth not in meats and drinks, &c. but in righteousness, and peace, & joy in the holy Ghost. But because I am to speak of some vices which this text calleth me unto, I ⟨p. 346⟩will first proceed in them, beseeching you, as you can hear them to be condemned, so speedily to proceed in execution, to put them to death, and so to go forward with the rest of your sins.
HAuing alreadie shewed you a kingdome, nowe I will shew you wherein this kingdome consisteth, and in what it doth not cōsist, as in the fourteenth of the Romanes, hee sheweth that it consisteth not in meates and drinkes, &c. but in righteousnesse, and peace, & ioy in the holy Ghost. But because I am to speake of some vices which this text calleth me vnto, I ⟨p. 346⟩will first proceede in them, beseeching you, as you can heare them to bee condemned, so speedily to proceed in execution, to put them to death, and so to go forward with the rest of your sinnes.
Let us walk honestly as in the day, not in gluttony and drunkenness, &c. As if he should say, know you that I bid you put away from you the works of darkness, he nameth not all the works of darkness, but chiefly those that do reign and are cause of more wickedness, that is, gluttony, drunkenness, strife and envying, &c. three monsters come out of hell, and trouble the whole world, therefore cast off these, and you have cast off all.
Let vs walke honestly as in the day, not in gluttonie and drunkennesse, &c. As if he should saie, know you that I bidde you put away from you the workes of darknesse, he nameth not all the workes of darkenesse, but chiefly those that doe raigne and are cause of more wickednesse, that is, gluttonie, drunkennesse, strife and enuying, &c. three monsters come out of hell, and trouble the whole worlde, therefore cast off these, and you haue cast off all.