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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.
You have here the Story of Noah and his sons. As Noah did well and evil, so he had good sons and evil: but as his virtues were more notorious then his vices, so GOD blessed him more then he crossed him: for he had two good sons, and but one evil son: his good sons were Shem and Japheth, his wicked son was Chan: his good sons were blessed, his wicked son was cursed. First of the father, and then of his sons. In Noah first you see his husbandry, and then his drunkenness, and after his nakedness. In Ham first you see his mockery, and after his curse: in Shem and Japheth first you see their reverence, and after their blessing.
YOu haue here the Storie of Noah and his sonnes. As Noah did well and euill, so he had good sonnes and euill: but as his vertues were more notorious then his vices, so GOD blessed him more then he crossed him: for he had two good sonnes, and but one euill sonne: his good sonnes were Shem and Iaphet, his wicked sonne was Chā: his good sonnes were blessed, his wicked son was cursed. First of the father, and then of his sonnes. In Noah first you see his husbandrie, and then his drunkennesse, and after his nakednesse. In Cham first you see his mockerie, and after his curse: in Shem and Iaphet first you see their reuerence, and after their blessing.
Of Noah's drunkenness and his husbandry we have spoken: now a word of his nakedness. Drinking of the wine he was drunk, and was uncovered in the midst of his tent, &c. It is said that drunken porters keep open gates, so when Noah was drunken, he set all open: as wine went in, so wit went out: as wit went out, so his clothes went off. Thus Adam which began the world at first,1 was made naked with sin: and Noah which began the world again is made naked with sin, to show that sin is no shrowder but a stripper. This is one fruit of the Vine ⟨p. 599⟩more then Noah looked for: in stead of being refreshed and comforted, he was stripped and scorned.