A12430:169
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.
But we may long seek and never find, except we seek the Father by the Son: For no man knoweth the 1Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son shall disclose him: he is the way, the truth, and the life, and no man cometh to the Father but by him. There is one God, and one mediator betwixt God and man, the man Christ Jesus. So that if we sin, we have an advocate, Jesus Christ the just, and he is the propitiation for our sins: only let us seek the Lord while he may be found.
But we may long seeke and neuer finde, except wee seeke the Father by the Sonne: For no man knoweth the 1Father, but the Sonne, and he to whom the Sonne shall disclose him: he is the way, the truth, and the life, and no man commeth to the Father but by him. There is one God, and one mediator betwixt God and man, the man Christ Iesus. So that if wee sinne, we haue an aduocate, Iesus Christ the iust, and hee is the propitiation for our sins: only let vs seeke the Lord while he may be found.
And to this end the word seeking is used in this place, that we may learn, that as the heavens and the planets, and the whole frame of nature were ordained to finish their course by motions and operation: so man, as he was ordained to a most blessed and happy end, should attain thereunto, not by sloth and idleness, but by an earnest seeking of the same.
And to this end the word seeking is vsed in this place, that we may learne, that as the heauens and the planets, and the whole frame of nature were ordayned to finish their course by motions and operation: so man, as hee was ordained to a most blessed and happy end, should attaine thereunto, not by sloth and idlenesse, but by an earnest seeking of the same.