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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 Jews never served God at any time with such devotion as they do now their gold and their riches.
The Iewes neuer serued God at any time with such deuotion as they doe now their gold and their riches.
Many the•e are which could be content never to die, but live here with their riches and pleasures.
Many the•e are which could be content neuer to die, but liue here with their riches and pleasures.
Is not the godly more despited for his godliness than the wicked for his wickedness?
Is not the godly more despited for his godlinesse than the wicked for his wickednesse?
Are not the members of Christ more hated, and worse entertained by us then the limbs of Satan? So dearly doth every one love sin and draws sin upon sin like a chain, or monsters drawn in a chain: pride showeth, drunkenness showeth every man his sin. They came unto us, and said, your fathers loved us well, and said unto us, if you will be fair, you shall be wise, if you will be drunk, you shall be rich, and so every one pointeth at, and showeth us the way which leadeth to destruction, and how few are the number of them which showeth us the way of virtue and godliness?