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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.
THE FALL OF KING Nebuchadnezzar.THE FALL OF KING Nabuchadnezzar.
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 it was meet to say, Thy kingdom is departed from thee. That seeing his judgement should not stay, he should not stay his repentance. If this voice had said, Thy Babel shall sink, as Nimrod's Babel did, it seemeth he would have thought his honour buried, but when he was stripped, not only of his palace, but also of his kingdom, what heavy news was this unto him, which thought him self equal with GOD, and now may not be a King? But when he was thrust among beasts to eat grass with oxen, what a downfall was this to be brought under all his subjects, which spake even now as though there were none but he: and now his servants servant would not be like unto him? So the king of kings will be honoured of kings, as they are of their subjects, or else he will tread upon their crowns, and they shall hear the same at last, Thy kingdom shall depart from thee.
Therefore it was meet to say, Thy kingdome is departed from thee. That seeing his iudgement should not stay, he should not stay his repentance. If this voyce had saide, Thy Babell shall sinke, as Nemrods Babel did, it seemeth he would haue thought his honour buried, but when he was stript, not onely of his pallace, but also of his kingdome, what heauy newes was this vnto him, which thought him selfe equall with GOD, and nowe may not be a King? But when hee was thrust among beasts to eate grasse with oxen, what a downfall was this to be brought vnder all his subiectes, which spake euen nowe as though there were none but he: and now his seruants seruant would not be like vnto him? So the king of kings wil be honored of kings, as they are of their subiects, or else he will tread vpon their crownes, and they shal heare the same at last, Thy kingdome shall depart from thee.
Now followeth the execution of his ⟨p. 398⟩judgement, for Daniel saith, The same hour all this was fulfilled. So he showeth the order of it: as a prisoner is brought to the bar, and lead to a gibbet, so this King was drawn from his throne, and turned into the wilderness, where he abode among wild beasts so long, Till his hairs were grown like Eagles feathers, and his nails like birds claws.