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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
THE SECOND SERMON OF THE SONG OF OLD FATHER SIMEON. › Which thou hast prepared.
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 third type or figure of Christ was 1Ismael and Isaac, both the sons of Abraham: Ismael was the eldest, Isaac the younger yet Isaac was chosen of God & a figure of Christ at that time when he went to have been offered as a sweet sacrifice at Gods commandment. And Ismael his eldest brother was a mocker of his brother, and therefore he was put away, and the Lord was not with 2him.
The third type or figure of Christ was 1Ismael and Isaac, both the sonnes of Abraham: Ismaell was the eldest, Isaac the yonger yet Isaac was chosen of God & a figure of Christ at that time when he went to haue bene offered as a sweet sacrifice at Gods cō mandement. And Ismael his eldest brother was a mocker of his brother, and therfore he was put away, and the Lord was not with 2him.
The fourth type or figure was Jacob and 1Esau, both sons to Isaac: Esau was the elder brother and Jacob the younger, yet God loved Jacob and hated Esau, because Esau contemned his birthright, and sold it to Jacob for a mess of pottage, and therefore Jacob stole the blessing from him: so God blessed Jacob, but he cursed Esau, whereby is showed that the Lord did for the contempt of the Jews, take away their birthright and their blessing, and hath given it unto us.