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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.
Every creature doeth impart his good unto man: but the envious man he hath separated himself from doing good to any, even as an Apostate.
Euery creature doeth impart his good vnto man: but the enuious man he hath separated himselfe from dooing good to any, euen as an Apostata.
Every vice is the contrary of some virtue, as intemperance to moderation, incontinence to chastity, pride to humility, but envy is contrary to all. This is the cognisance of the devil: for God saith, By this shall men know that you are my disciples, if you love one another: so the Devil he saith, By this shall men know that you are my Disciples if you envy and hate one another. The proud, the prodigal, the covetous, the lascivious, they are loved of some, but the envious man is hated of all. And this sin is so loathsome unto him, that he cannot abide it in any but in himself.
Euerie vice is the contrarie of some vertue, as intemperance to moderation, incontinence to chastitie, pride to humilitie, but enuie is contrarie to all. This is the cognisance of the diuell: for God saith, By this shal men know that you are my disciples, if you loue one another: so the Diuell hee saith, By this shall men knowe that you are my Disciples if you enuie and hate one another. The proud, the prodigall, the couetous, the lasciuious, they are loued of some, but the enuious man is hated of all. And this sinne is so lothsome vnto him, that hee cannot abide it in any but in himselfe.
Therefore, if we love our selves, let us love our neighbours; for nothing doth more please God than love: so that if the black Moore could be clean, here is water enough to wash him. But the flesh of man is more ⟨p. 358⟩