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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
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What can he hope, which remembereth that God is set against him, and that the Lord of heaven and of earth is his enemy? This thought made the Philistines fly & say, God is come into the host. 1No enemy is like this enemy, he ever overcometh, and when he hath overcome, he can cast into hell, & make the devils torment them again: therefore well might Solomon prophesy, Pro. 29. 23.2 The pride of man shall bring him low: for ⟨p. 444⟩God hath overcome him who brought pride into the world; & as pride brought him low, so Solomon saith, it shall bring men low too. What a turn is this, that that which he took like a chain (as David saith) to adorn him;3 doth hang him? that which he took to exalt him, doth debase him; that which he took to win love, getteth hatred; that which he took to obtain glory, procureth shame: as if God did take the sword out of his hand,4 as David took the sword of Goliath, and slew him with his own weapon.
What can hee hope, which remembreth that God is set against him, and that the Lord of heauen and of earth is his enemie? This thought made the Philistines flie & say, God is come into the hoast. 1No enemie is like this enemie, he euer ouercommeth, and when hee hath ouercomen, he can cast into hell, & make the diuels torment them againe: therefore well might Salomon prophecie, Pro. 29. 23.2 The pride of man shall bring him lowe: for ⟨p. 444⟩God hath ouercome him who brought pride into the world; & as pride brought him low, so Salomon saith, it shall bring men low too. What a turne is this, that that which he tooke like a chayne (as Dauid sayth) to adorne him;