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Two sermons, of Jonahs punishmentTwo sermons, of Ionahs punishment
Two sermons, of Jonahs punishment ; Four sermons preached by Master Henry Smith ; and published by a more perfect copy then heretofore.Two sermons, of Ionahs punishment ; Foure sermons preached by Maister Henry Smith ; and published by a more perfect copie then heretofore.
London: printed by T.D. for Cuthbert Burby, 1607
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.
Item, for lending to Usury, Item, for racking of rents Item, for deceiving thy brethren, Item, for falsehood in wares, Item, for starching thy ruffs, Item, for curling thy hair. Item, for painting thy face. Item, for for selling of benefices. Item, for starving of souls. Item, for playing at cards. Item, for sleeping in the Church. Item, for profaning the Sabbath day: with a number more hath God to call to account, for every one must answer for himself. The fornicator, for taking of filthy pleasure: O son, remember thou hast taken thy pleasure, take thy punishment. The careless Prelate, for murdering so many thousand souls. The Landlord, for getting money from his poor Tenants by racking of his rents: see the rest, all they shall come like a very sheep, when the trumpet shall sound, and the heaven and earth shall come to judgement against them, when the heavens shall vanish like a scroll, and the earth shall consume like fire, and all the creatures standing against them: the rocks shall cleave asunder, and the mountains shake, and the foundation of the earth shall tremble, and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us, fall upon us, and hide us from the presence of his anger and wrath, whom we have not cared for to offend? but they shall not be covered ⟨image 29⟩and hid: but then they shall go the black way, to the Snakes and Serpents, to be tormented of Devils for ever: O pain unspeakable: and yet the more I express it, the more horrible it is, when you think of torment passing all torments, and yet a torment passing all that: yet this torment is greater then them, and passing them all.
Item, for lending to Vsurie, Item, for racking of rents Item, for deceuing thy brethren, Item, for falshood in wares, Item, for starching thy ruffes, Item, for curling thy haire. Item, for paynting thy face. Item, for for selling of benefices. Item, for staruing of soules. Item, for playing at cardes. Item, for sleeping in the Church. Item, for prophaning the Sabboth day: with a number more hath God to call to account, for euery one must answere for himselfe. The fornicator, for taking of filthy pleasure: O sonne, remember thou hast taken thy pleasure, take thy punishment. The careles Prelate, for murthering so many thousand soules. The Landlord, for getting money from his poore Tenants by racking of his rents: see the rest, all they shall come like a very sheep, when the trumpet shall sound, and the heauen and earth shall come to iudgement against them, when the heauens shall vanish like a scrole, and the earth shall consume like fire, and all the creatures standing against them: the rocks shall cleaue asunder, and the mountaines shake, and the foundation of the earth shall tremble, and they shall say to the mountaines, Couer vs, fall vpon vs, and hide vs from the presence of his anger and wrath, whom wee haue not cared for to offend? but they shall not bee couered