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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.
Therefore, when you see how it displeaseth God, to vaunt of these earthly things, or to impute any thing to our selves, think what shall be the doom of great sins: if Nebuchadnezzar became like a Beast, and ⟨p. 379⟩lodged in the wilderness for his pride; they which bear pride, and covetousness, and lust, and wrath, and malice in one breast, shall lodge in hell, and become like Devils, because they are like beasts already. Therefore let this be in stead of Daniels warning, if God did take such a straight account of Nebuchadnezzar for his dream, what he had profited by it: what account will he take of us, what profit we have made by Nebuchadnezzars fall and punishment?
Therefore, when you see howe it displeaseth God, to vaunt of these earthly thinges, or to impute any thing to our selues, thinke what shall bee the doome of great sinnes: if Nabuchadnezzar became like a Beaste, and ⟨p. 379⟩lodged in the wildernesse for his pride; they which beare pride, and couetousnesse, and lust, and wrath, and malice in one breast, shal lodge in hell, and become like Diuels, because they are like beasts already. Therefore let this bee in stead of Daniels warning, if God did take such a straight account of Nabuchadnezzar for his dreame, what hee had profited by it: what account will hee take of vs, what profit we haue made by Nabuchadnezzars fall and punishment?
Thus you have heard what the voice spake from earth, now you shall hear what the voice spake from Heaven: for it followeth, While the word was in the kings mouth, a voice came from heaven, and said; O King to thee be it spoken, thy kingdom shall be taken from thee, &c. God will warn him no more by dreams, nor by Prophets, as he did: but his Judgements shall speak. Here is fulfilled that which Elihu saith to Job, God speaketh once and twice by dreams and visions in the night, and man seeth it not: at the last God openeth his eyes, by the corrections which he had sealed: so God spake unto Nebuchadnezzar first by dreams, and after by his Prophet; & Nebuchadnezzar regarded it not: at last God openeth his eyes by corrections, which he had sealed up, that they should not touch him if any other messenger could bring him.