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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.
Mine eyes have seen thy salvation, &c.
Mine eyes haue seene thy saluation, &c.
Judas died before the time, and lived not to see Christ crucified, but the Disciples which loved Jesus did see him die like an undefiled and innocent lamb, and that to their exceeding comfort and joy, when they understood, how that he suffered death for love of them & for their redemption. Now if Christ can not hide him from such as hum ger after him through love, then what shall we say of our fathers which lived in the time of ignorance, that longed to see this light, although they had a mist cast before their eyes? surely such died not till they saw Christ and embraced him in their hearts. And this is our judgement concerning them that died in the time of Popery, and likewise as concerning the rest, which thought to be saved by Purgatory and Masses after that they are dead, we say that they which sleep without oil in their lamps, they die •re they are aware of, & ere they wish for it, like the Philistines which sent for Sampson to laugh & 1mock at him, and to sport them selves, upon whom the house fell and destroyed them all, or like the Egyptians, which thought that 2the waters had made passage for them aswell as for the Israelites, both which died in and ⟨p. 27⟩for their security, because they were not watchful nor prepared against the Lord called them.
Iudas died before the time, and liued not to see Christ crucified, but the Disciples which loued Iesus did see him die like an vndefiled and innocent lambe, and that to their exceeding comfort and ioy, whē they vnderstood, how that he suffered death for loue of them & for their redemption. Now if Christ can not hide him from such as hū ger after him through loue, then what shall we say of our fathers which liued in the time of ignorance, that longed to see this light, although they had a mist cast before their eyes? surely such died not til they saw Christ and embraced him in their hearts. And this is our iudgemēt concerning them that died in the time of Poperie, and likewise as concerning the rest, which thought to be saued by Purgatory and Masses after that they are dead, we say that they which sleepe without oyle in their lampes, they die re they are aware of, & ere they wish for it, like the Philistines which sent for Sampson to laugh &