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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.
And he payed the fare thereof.
This money was cast into the sea, for it did him much harm, yet it did him small good. There are many which will spend & wast they care not how much upon cards & dice, an unlawful game: this money also is cast into the sea, for it doth them much more harm then they know of, but it doth them no good. And so men care not what they pay for vanities and braveries, the most part of which is unprofitable, & rather hurtful than necessary for them, but only for the vain use of the present time, and for some vain respect: this also is cast into the sea, and thus ⟨p. 122⟩men care not what they pay for vanities, so it do please their mind for the present, without consideration of the end and purpose thereof, but they will give little or nothing to do good withal: so that Lazarus 1can get nothing, and David can get no meat. Shall I take my bread and my wine and the flesh which I have provided for my shearers, & give them unto thee, whom I know not, saith churlish Naball? We can be content to give any thing or do any thing to win the world thereby, but we will give nothing, nor do nothing, thereby to win the kingdom of God.
This money was cast into the sea, for it did him much harme, yet it did him small good. There are many which will spend & wast they care not how much vpon cards & dice, an vnlawfull game: this money also is cast into the sea, for it doth thē much more harme then they know of, but it doth thē no good. And so men care not what they pay for vanities and braueries, the most part of which is vnprofitable, & rather hurtfull thē necessary for thē, but onely for the vaine vse of the present time, and for some vayne respect: this also is cast into the sea, and thus ⟨p. 122⟩men care not what they pay for vanities, so it do please their minde for the present, without consideration of the end and purpose thereof, but they will giue litle or nothing to do good withall: so that Lazarus