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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.
Our God thought upon us in the time of trouble, he thought upon us and laid the tempest when our enemies called upon their gods, Saints, and Angels, but what do we mean beloved, when mercy is come, to send for judgement? for though we be saved with Israel, we have deserved to be plagued with Pharaoh, because we are not thankful for this, namely that the Lord hath thought upon us in our distress, for he travelleth with mercy, and laboureth till he be delivered, he goeth laden like a bee but wants a hive.
Our God thought vpon vs in the time of trouble, he thought vpon vs and layd the tempest when our enemies called vpō their gods, Saints, and Angels, but what do we meane beloued, whē mercy is come, to send for iudgement? for though we be saued with Israell, we haue deserued to be plagued with Pharao, because we are not thākfull for this, namely that the Lord hath thought vpon vs in our distresse, for he trauelleth with mercie, and laboureth till he be deliuered, he goeth loden like a bee but wants a hiue.
There are two hands, a hand to give, and a hand to receive: Gods hand to give, and mans hand to receive, the hand of God is a bountiful and a merciful hand, a hand laden ⟨p. 160⟩with liberality, full of gracious gifts, therefore let us stretch forth the good hand to 1receive it, (thankfully to embrace it, cheerfully to entertain it, and carefully to keep it) let us receive it by the hand of faith, the hand of love, and the hand, of prayer, for who so cometh with this hand shall be filled, and who so cometh without it, shall go empty away, because they have despised the ways of God: for when I instructed them 2they would not hear, & what I taught them they would not learn saith the Lord.
There are two hands, a hand to giue, and a hand to receiue: Gods hand to giue, and mans hand to receiue, the hand of God is a bountifull and a mercifull hand, a hand lodē