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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
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 now there is another authority crept ⟨p. 84⟩into the Church that makes so many idols, which have eyes and see not, tongues and speak not, ears and hear not, and that is this. When one stalleth up another into Moses chair, not having Moses rod, nor Moses spirit. And this gall will not hold spurring. Further I observe, that as the word of the Lord came to Jonah: so the word of the Pope came to his priests, Jesuits and Seminaries, but so and in such sort many times, that they are drawn to Tyburn while Masses are said for them at Rome.
But now there is another authoritie crept ⟨p. 84⟩into the Church that makes so many idols, which haue eyes and see not, tongues and speake not, eares and heare not, and that is this. When one stalleth vp another into Moses chaire, not hauing Moses rod, nor Moses spirit. And this gall will not holde spurring. Further I obserue, that as the worde of the Lord came to Ionah: so the word of the Pope came to his priests, Iesuits and Seminaries, but so and in such sort manie times, that they are drawne to Tiburne while Masses are said for them at Rome.
The word of the Lord came unto Jonah. &c.
The word of the Lord came vnto Ionah. &c.
Wherein also I observe, that which came unto him was not always with him, but so it was, that when the word of the Lord came unto any of the Prophets, then they were well furnished with ability, to teach, to preach, to reprove, or to command whosoever the Lord would have so handled, as by example: Nathan the Prophet bad David the king that he should build a temple.