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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.
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.
They which have renewed their minds, ⟨p. 509⟩saith he, shall prove what the will of God is: that is, they shall try all that they do hear, and learn by all that they see, until they tract out the will and meaning of GOD. As the water engendereth Ice, and the Ice again engendereth water, so knowledge begets righteousness, and righteousness again begetteth knowledge, according to that in Eccles. 2. 26 To a man that is good in his sight, God giveth wisdom and knowledge; therefore though ye have seen cunning Lawyers by much reading; and expert Physicians by long study; yet you could never see a perfect and sound, and judicial Divine without holiness. I cannot tell how, this knowledge is rather feeling than learning in the abundance of the heart, or an extreme study sent by God unto good men, like the Ram which was brought unto Abraham,1 when he would sacrifice his Sonne.
They which haue renued their mindes, ⟨p. 509⟩saith he, shall proue what the will of God is: that is, they shall trie all that they doe heare, and learne by all that they see, vntill they tract out the will and meaning of GOD. As the water ingendreth Ice, and the Ice againe ingendreth water, so knowledge begets righteousnes, and righteousnes againe begetteth knowledge, according to that in Eccles. 2. 26 To a man that is good in his sight, God giueth wisedome and knowledge; therefore though ye haue seene cunning Lawyers by much reading; and expert Phisitians by long study; yet you could neuer see a perfect and sound, and iudiciall Diuine without holynesse. I cannot tel how, this knowledge is rather feeling than learning in the aboundance of the heart, or an extreame study sent by God vnto good men, like the Ramme which was brought vnto Abraham,1 when he would sacrifice his Sonne.
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