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…

Now he comes to the arraignment, and calls him to the bar, O king Nebuchadnezzar to thee be it spoken. He was never called king with less reverence, nor had such pay for sin in all his reign. God gives him his title, and he tells him his lot, he calls him king but without a kingdom: as if he said, late king of Babel, hold up thy hand. Here a king is ⟨p. 394⟩arraigned in his own kingdom, and no evidence given against him, but as though he had witnessed against himself, as all sinners do, God condemneth him out of his own mouth, and to open his ears, he calleth him by his own name, O king Nebuchadnezzar, as the prisoner is called when he holds up his hand at the bar. Then he pronounceth the judgement, To thee be it spoken, to thee which advancest thy self like God, to thee which wouldst not take heed by thy dream, to thee which wouldst not be warned by the Prophet, to thee which diddest all for thine own honour. Now hearken to thy judgement, Thy kingdom is departed from thee, thou shalt be driven out of thy palace, they which should honour thee shall expulse thee, thou shalt reign with the beasts in the desert, there shall be thy dwelling seven years, go now and stalk in the woods as thou diddest in thy palaces, and when thou art among the Lyons and Wolves, and Bears, look unto Babel which thou hast built.

Now he comes to the arraignement, and cals him to the barre, O king Nabuchadnezzar to thee be it spoken. He was neuer called king with lesse reuerence, nor had such paie for sinne in all his raigne. God giues him his title, and he tels him his lot, he cals him king but without a kingdom: as if he said, late king of Babel, holde vp thy hande. Here a king is ⟨p. 394⟩arraigned in his owne kingdome, and no euidence giuen against him, but as though hee had witnessed against himselfe, as all sinners doe, God condemneth him out of his owne mouth, and to open his eares, he calleth him by his owne name, O king Nabuchadnezzar, as the prisoner is called when he holds vp his hand at the barre. Then he pronounceth the iudgement, To thee be it spoken, to thee which aduancest thy selfe like God, to thee which wouldst not take heed by thy dreame, to thee which wouldst not bee warned by the Prophet, to thee which diddest all for thine own honor. Now hearken to thy iudgement, Thy kingdome is departed from thee, thou shalt bee driuen out of thy pallace, they which should honor thee shall expulse thee, thou shalt raigne with the beastes in the desarte, there shall be thy dwelling seuen yeares, goe now and stalke in the woods as thou diddest in thy pallaces, and when thou art among the Lyons and Wolues, and Beares, looke vnto Babel which thou hast built.