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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 RESTITUTION OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR.THE RESTITVTION OF NABVCHADNEZZAR.
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.
Thirdly he commendeth the justice of God, and saith, that his works were all truth, and his ways were all judgement. Under which words, he confesseth again, that God was above him: for his ways were all errors, and his works were all sins, as the end proved. Therefore he shows what a fool he was, to vaunt of his works, as though they had been like Gods works, which cannot be blamed: therefore he concludes, I Nebuchadnezzar praise, and extol, and magnify the King of heaven. When he lighted upon the right string, mark how he harps upon it, and doubles it, and trebles it, like a bond which is ratified with many words of like sense; so he ratifieth his bond to God with many words of like meaning, I will praise and extol and magnify the King of Heaven: as if ⟨p. 421⟩he would praise him, and more than praise him. They which love with the heart, and repent from the bottom, praise & praise, pray and pray, give and give, serve and serve, that is, when they have served him, they are ready to serve him again.
Thirdly hee commendeth the iustice of God, and saith, that his workes were all truth, and his waies were all iudgement. Vnder which words, he confesseth againe, that God was aboue him: for his waies were all errors, and his workes were all sinnes, as the ende prooued. Therefore he shewes what a foole he was, to vaunt of his workes, as though they had been like Gods workes, which cannot be blamed: therefore hee concludes, I Nabuchadnezzar praise, and extoll, and magnifie the King of heauen. When hee lighted vpon the right string, marke how he harpes vpon it, and doubles it, and trebles it, like a bonde which is ratified with many wordes of like sense; so he ratifieth his bonde to God with many words of like meaning, I will praise and extoll and magnifie the King of Heauen: as if ⟨p. 421⟩hee would praise him, and more than prayse him. They which loue with the heart, and repent from the bottome, praise & praise, praie and pray, giue and giue, serue and serue, that is, when they haue serued him, they are ready to serue him againe.