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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.
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. 12. Sam. 1. and 1. Chron. 11. And a little after he came and bad him that he should not build it. Where we see that when he bad him build it, then the spirit of the Lord came not unto him to bid him so to do. And therefore the spirit of God came upon him the very same night, and bad him that he ⟨p. 85⟩should go to David, and bid him that he should not build it. For this is evident, that as God himself is constant, so his spirit and his word are constant, and therefore never faith and unsaith one thing.
Wherein also I obserue, that which came vnto him was not alwayes with him, but so it was, that when the worde of the Lord came vnto anie of the Prophets, then they were well furnished with abilitie, to teach, to preach, to reproue, or to command whosoeuer the Lord would haue so handled, as by example: Nathan the Prophet bad Dauid the king that he should build a temple. 12. Sam. 1. and 1. Chron. 11. And a little after he came and bad him that he should not build it. Where wee see that when he bad him build it, then the spirite of the Lord came not vnto him to bid him so to do. And therefore the spirit of God came vpon him the verie same night, and bad him that he