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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.
There is a kind of men which are ashamed of other mens faults, but not of their own: they are like flies which always light upon the sore, if they find any sin, there they talk, that is their sport, like a Tennis ball, when they come to their ordinaries, and though they did never well in all their life, yet that fault seemeth greater to them then all their own, these men are so like the devil, that in Revelat. 12. 10. The devil is called by their name, An accuser of the brethren, and that you may know that such tongues shall burn in the fire of hell, Saint James saith, That their tongues are kindled with the fire of hell already. James 3. 6. This was ever the property of bad men, to seek faults in good men, to object again, that they may sin without reproof of them.1 Therefore saith Paul, So behave your selves, that they which would slander you, may be ashamed, having nothing to speak evil of you: If Noah had not been drunken, Ham had lost his sport.
There is a kinde of men which are ashamed of other mens faults, but not of their owne: they are like flies which alwayes light vpon the sore, if they finde any sinne, there they talke, that is their sporte, like a Tennis ball, when they come to their ordinaries, and though they did neuer well in all their life, yet that fault seemeth greater to them then all their owne, these men are so like the diuell, that in Reuelat. 12. 10. The diuel is called by their name, An accuser of the brethren, and that you may knowe that such tongues shall burne in the fire of hell, Saint Iames sayth, That their tongues are kindled with the fire of hell already. Iames 3. 6. This was euer the propertie of bad men, to seek faults in good men, to obiect againe, that they may sinne without reproofe of them.1 Therefore saith Paul, So behaue your selues, that they which would slaunder you, may be ashamed, hauing nothing to speake euill of you: If Noah had not been drunken, Cham had lost his sporte.
- 1Tit••. 2. 8.