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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.
Walk not in gluttony, drunkenness, & strife, &c. These come like fair Ladies, with presents in their hands to woo the unstable soul of man, Gluttony cometh with the pleasure of the flesh, Drunkenness with the satisfying of the thirst, Strife with the revenge of the enemy.
Walke not in gluttonie, drunkennesse, & strife, &c. These come lyke fayre Ladies, with presents in their handes to wooe the vnstable soule of man, Gluttonie commeth with the pleasure of the flesh, Drunkennesse with the satisfying of the thirst, Strife with the reuenge of the enemie.
And first what gluttony and drunkenness offereth, and how many have been deceived with their sweet meats and strong drinks, till all have been turned into a belly, and so turned the body into sin, daily experience teacheth us.
And first what gluttonie and drunkennes offereth, and how many haue bene deceiued with their sweete meates and strong drinkes, till all haue bene turned into a bellie, and so turned the body into sinne, dayly experience teacheth vs.
Now by the way, the Apostle (we must note) doth approve sobriety & virtue, that as a man may drink and not be drunken, so he may eat that he loveth, and not glut himself; for he forbiddeth not to eat meat, but not to eat too much, lest thou surfeit, for the golden mean is good for all things. Solomon doth not forbid to eat honey, but eat not too much, lest thou surfeit. As the body may not offend the soul, so the soul may not injury the body, lest it be unfit to serve the soul.
Now by the way, the Apostle (we must note) doth approue sobrietie & vertue, that as a man may drinke and not be drunken, so he may eate that he loueth, and not glut himselfe; for he forbiddeth not to eate meate, but not to eate too much, lest thou surfet, for the golden meane is good for all things. Salomon doth not forbid to eate honie, but eate not too much, lest thou surfet. As the bodie may not offend the soule, so the soule may not iniurie the bodie, lest it bee vnfit to serue the soule.