Two sermons preached by Master Henry SmithTvvo sermons preached by Master Henry Smith

And praised God, and said: &c. Here Simeon prayed and praised God, yet but in few words, for God delighteth not in much babbling: he prayed not like the Ethnics, the Pharisees, or the Priests of Baal; but Simeon prayed with the heart like Moses, and was heard.

And praised God, and said: &c. Here Simeon praied and praised God, yet but in few words, for God delighteth not in much babling: hee praied not like the Ethnicks, the Pharisies, or the Priests of Baal; but Simeon praied with the heart like Moses, and was heard.

And said. He joyfully praising God spake, yea sweetly as it were sung it. Though you sing all Davids Psalms over, and have not Davids spirit, it profiteth nothing: and though David was heard when he sung them, yet you cannot be heard. Therefore let us pray so, that our prayers may be heard. But we cannot with the heart, & so that ¹we may be heard pray, if we turn away our ears from the word: for so doing, whatsoever prayers we make, they are abominable. Therefore let us hear so, that hearing we may profit by it. Let us not hear still so unprofitably as we were wont to do: if we do, it shall be required at our hands. Do you think you shall never be called to account of that which J have preached unto you, and therefore as soon as ye are gone out of this place, all is shut up, and all is forgotten; God is exempted from your minds? Our Saviour Christ saith, the word I speak unto you shall judge you at the last day. Mary is commended ⟨image 25⟩²for that she heard our Saviour very diligently, laying up his words in her hart, & Jacob was wiser then all his children, in that he remembered the dream of Joseph until he saw it fulfilled. Those that love the Lord with an unfeigned love, do gladly hear his voice and become obedient. My sheep hear my voice, saith Christ: & they that love ³