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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.
This was the first dotage of Nebuchadnezzar: the second was, which I have built by the might of my power. What a vaunt was this to say, that he built Babylon, when all histories accord, that it was built by Semiramis before Nebuchadnezzar was borne, therefore why doth he boast of that which an other did?
This was the first dotage of Nabuchadnezzar: the second was, which I haue built by the might of my power. What a vaunt was this to say, that he built Babylon, when al histories accorde, that it was built by Semyramis before Nabuchadnezzar was borne, therfore why doth he boast of that which an other did?
The answer is easy, why do other men so now, we see that every one doth labour to obscure the fame of others, that they may shine alone, & bear the names themselves, especially in great buildings: for if they do but add or alter any thing in Schools, or Hospitals, or Colleges, they look straight to be counted the founders of them, and so the founders of many places are forgotten. ⟨p. 370⟩So it is like that Nebuchadnezzar did add or alter some thing in this City, and therefore he took all to himself, as the fashion hath bin ever since: but if none had built it, but he had been the founder of it (as some would seem) yet this had been a proud and arrogant speech to say, which I have built by the might of my power: for it was not he which could build Babel, no more then Nimrod could finish Babel, but unless the Lord build the house the builders build in vain. Therefore when he saith, By the might of my power, he should have said, by the might of Gods power.
The answere is easie, why doe other men so now, wee see that euery one doth labour to obscure the fame of others, that they may shine alone, & beare the names themselues, especially in great buildings: for if they doe but adde or alter any thing in Schooles, or Hospitals, or Colledges, they looke straight to bee counted the founders of them, and so the founders of many places are forgotten. ⟨p. 370⟩