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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.
Let us not contemn our light, or grow careless of it: let us not build with one ⟨p. 69⟩hand & overthrow with the other by profaneness, like those men which while they surfeited at their gluttonous tables, did call upon God for health. Christ is not received with the hand, if the father offering a gift do see the son stretch forth his left hand, he will withdraw his gift from him. I say let us not contemn our light as the Jews contemned their glory. For what is light to him that will shut his eyes against it? What is this light? It is such a glorious light, and such an excellent revelation, that great and mighty kings have earnestly desired to see, and princes have laid down their crowns to reveal it. Let us embrace this light, Let us take & put on the wedding garment, and go to the banquet, unto which a thousand messengers have invited us, and do allege none excuses, I have married a wife, I have bought oxen, I go to see a farm, 1&c. and therefore I cannot come, neither will I come. Well do so, if that ye will needs: but remember that thou wast invited, and therefore the blessing shall be given to another. Therefore shall Esau weep for the blessing but shall not have it.2
Let vs not contemne our light, or grow carelesse of it: let vs not build with one ⟨p. 69⟩hand & ouerthrow with the other by prophanesse, like those men which while they surfetted at their gluttonous tables, did call vpon God for health. Christ is not receyued with the hand, if the father offering a gift do see the sonne stretch foorth his left hand, he will withdraw his gift from him. I say let vs not contemne our light as the Iewes contemned their glorie. For what is light to him that will shut his eies against it? What is this light? It is such a glorious light, and such an excellent reuelation, that great and mightie kings haue earnestly desired to see, and princes haue laid downe their crownes to reueale it. Let vs embrace this light, Let vs take & put on the wedding garment, and go to the banket, vnto which a thousand messengers haue inuited vs, and do alledge none excuses, I haue married a wife, I haue bought oxen, I go to see a farme, 1