A73175:72
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.
Christ is called salvation, because no man ⟨p. 39⟩should despair, and because it is impossibl• to be saved without him, for salvation is only in him, Christ can do any thing but this, he cannot save him that will not repent. He is called the salvation of God, because he came not from men, nor from Angels, nor by chance, but from God him self, and therefore his name was not given him after the manner of men, which was, that every father should name his own child, but so did not Joseph, for the Angel had given him 1direction for his name. The Virgin, the oracles, the babes, the shepherds, the star, the wise men, the voice of the crier, the devils, the lepers, the sick, the dead, the earthquake, the sun, the moon, & all the creatures do bear witness unto the son of God which is our salvation, he is called the salvation of God, because he is a salvation according to Gods own mind. He came not to bring ease and liberty, but he came to bring the spiritual sword, and condemnation to all obstinate sinners, yet salvation to the penitent.
Christ is called saluation, because no man ⟨p. 39⟩should despaire, and because it is impossibl• to be saued without him, for saluation is onely in him, Christ can do any thing but this, he cannot saue him that will not repēt. He is called the saluation of God, because he came not from men, nor from Angels, nor by chance, but from God him selfe, and therefore his name was not giuen him after the maner of men, which was, that euerie father should name his owne child, but so did not Ioseph, for the Angel had giuen him 1direction for his name. The Virgine, the oracles, the babes, the shepherds, the starre, the wise mē, the voyce of the cryer, the deuils, the leapers, the sicke, the dead, the earthquake, the sunne, the moone, & all the cr•atures do beare witnesse vnto the sonne of God which is our saluation, he is called the saluation of God, because he is a saluation according to Gods owne minde. He came not to bring ease and libertie, but he came to bring the spirituall sword, and condemnation to all obstinate sinners, yet saluation to the penitent.