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…

So we must learn Gods love out of his wrath, and spell his goodness out of his justice: therefore we preach judgement unto you, to make you fly unto mercy, we denounce the law against you, to make you love the gospel, we show you hell, to make you seek heaven. ⟨p. 425⟩Because we are all like Pharaoh his sorcerers, though we receive never so much, yet we never say, the finger of GOD hath done this: but when he begins to plague us, then we cry the finger of God hath done this: therefore if we will not be invited, it is good to be compelled: to conclude, he which made Nebuchadnezzar a King when he was like a beast, is he which makes them rich which were poor, and he which makes them free which were bounden, and he which makes them beloved which were hated, and he which makes them wise, which were rude, and he which makes them whole which were sick: they must stay a time, seven days, or seven weeks, or seven months, or seven years, as Nebuchadnezzar did, and when they are ready for it, it will come suddenly, as the Angels came to refresh Christ so soon as he was hungry: yet a little while, a little longer, comfort is on foot, and that goodness which is coming, will come, as the sun which was rising is risen: for as Nebuchadnezzar said, mine honour was restored to me, so I am sure many here may say, my right was restored to me, my liberty was restored to me, my health was restored to me, my good name was restored to me, in less time than Nebuchadnezzars honour was, and what then? Therefore I Nebuchadnezzar, praise, ⟨p. 426⟩and extol, and magnify the King of heaven, whose works are all trueth, and his ways judgement, and those that walk in pride, he is able to abase. This is the conclusion of all Gods benefits, they which do not praise and extol the King of heaven are worse than Nebuchadnezzar.

So wee must learne Gods loue out of his wrath, and spel his goodnes out of his iustice: therefore we preach iudgement vnto you, to make you flie vnto mercie, wee denounce the law against you, to make you loue the gospel, we shew you hell, to make you seeke heauen. ⟨p. 425⟩Because we are all like Pharaoh his sorcerers, though we receiue neuer so much, yet we neuer say, the finger of GOD hath done this: but when he begins to plague vs, then we cry the finger of God hath done this: therefore if we will not be inuited, it is good to be compelled: to conclude, he which made Nabuchadnezzar a King when he was like a beast, is hee which makes them rich which were poore, and he which makes them free which were bounden, and hee which makes them beloued which were hated, and hee which makes them wise, which were rude, and hee which makes them whole which were sicke: they must staie a time, seuen dayes, or seuen weekes, or seuen moneths, or seuen yeares, as Nabuchadnezzar did, and when they are ready for it, it will come sodainly, as the Angels came to refresh Christ so soone as he was hungry: yet a little while, a little longer, comfort is on foote, and that goodnesse which is comming, will come, as the sunne which was rising is risen: for as Nabuchadnezzar saide, mine honor was restored to mee, so I am sure many here may say, my right was restored to mee, my libertie was restored to mee, my health was restored to mee, my good name was restored to me, in lesse time than Nabuchadnezzars honour was, and what then? Therefore I Nabuchadnezzar, prayse,