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Six sermons preachedSixe sermons preached
Six sermons preached by Master Henry Smith at Clement Danes Church without Temple bar. With two prayers of the same author hereunto annexed.Sixe sermons preached by Maister Henry Smith at Clement Danes Church without Temple barre. VVith tvvo prayers of the same author hereunto annexed.
London: printed by Richard for Robert Dexter, 1592
THE SECOND SERMON OF THE SONG OF OLD FATHER SIMEON. › Which thou hast prepared.
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.
The sixth figure was Manasseh & Ephraim 1the two sons of Joseph, Manasseh was the eldest, and Ephraim was the youngest. Both of them Joseph having brought to Jacob his father that he might bless them, he took Manasseh and put him towards Jacobs right hand, that he might bless him first & more plentifully, and he took Ephraim and put him towards Jacobs left hand. But Jacob stretched out his right hand, and laid it on Ephraims head which was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh, directing his hands so of purpose, for Manasseh was the elder of them both. Thus the Lord blessed us when there was no hope left for us.
The sixt figure was Manasses & Ephraim 1the two sonnes of Ioseph, Manasses was the eldest, and Ephram was the yongest. Both of them Ioseph hauing brought to Iacob his father that he might blesse them, he tooke Manasses and put him towards Iacobs right hand, that he might blesse him first & more plentifully, and he tooke Ephraim and put him towardes Iacobs left hand. But Iacob stretched out his right hand, and layd it on Ephraims head which was the yonger, and his left hand vpon Manasses, directing his hands so of purpose, for Manasses was the elder of them both. Thus the Lord blessed vs when there was no hope left for vs.
- 1Gen. 48.
The seventh figure was Rahab a harlot 1in Jericho, who was a Gentile, yet her heart was touched so, that she received and entertained the spies that Israel sent, and in the time of danger hid them, that they should take no harm, signifying thereby, that the ⟨p. 64⟩