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Two sermons preached by Master Henry SmithTvvo sermons preached by Master Henry Smith
Two sermons preached by Master Henry Smith: with a prayer for the morning thereunto adjoined. And published by a more perfect copy then heretoforeTvvo sermons preached by Master Henry Smith: with a prayer for the morning thereunto adioyned. And published by a more perfect copy then heeretofore
London: printed by William Hall for William Leake, 1610
THE SWEET SONG OF OLD FATHER SIMEON, in two Sermons. › Sermon
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.
28 Then he took him in his arms.
28 Then he tooke him in his armes.
Happy Simeon embracing Christ, but not happy that he embraced him with his hands, but therefore happy, because he embraced him in heart. Happy are they and blessed which see the things that ye see, and the ears 1that hear the things that ye hear, saith Christ; but cursed are we, that hearing and seeing do not repent: for we cannot be blessed by hearing and seeing only, unless we hear and see with profit, so that we in hart embrace Christ. But we will object, that we are Israelites, and are circumcised, and have received the Sacrament of Christs blood, that we might be his people, and he our God: but this will not excuse us, nor make us seem any thing better in the sight of God, but rather worse, if we have not ceased to embrace the world, to embrace vanities, and 2have unfeignedly embraced the word of God, and also the Lord Jesus Christ. For it is said, that Christ came amongst his own, and his own received him not: but therefore 3accursed are so many of them as reject their own salvation, which being freely offered unto them, will not stretch forth their hands to receive it: that is, will not attend with their ears to hear it, or at least will not enlarge their hearts to embrace it.
Happy Simeon embracing Christ, but not happy that he embraced him with his hands, but therefore happie, because he embraced him in heart. Happy are they and blessed which see the things that ye see, and the eares 1that heare the things that ye heare, saith Christ; but cursed are we, that hearing and seeing doe not repent: for we cannot be blessed by hearing and seeing only, vnlesse we heare and see with profite, so that we in hart embrace Christ. But we will obiect, that we are Israelites, and are circumcised, and haue receiued the Sacrament of Christs blood, that we might be his people, and he our God: but this will not excuse vs, nor make vs seem any thing better in the sight of God, but rather worse, if we haue not ceased to embrace the world, to embrace vanities, and