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

Simeon knew Christ as soon as he saw him, and embraced him as soon as he knew him, and enjoyed him as soon as he embraced him: so some know the word of God as soon as they hear it, and believe it as soon as they know it, and feel the comfort of it as soon as they believe it. But others hear it as though they heard it not, like deaf adders which stop their ears at the voice of the charmer. So Pharaoh would not hear the voice of Moses, nor Baals Priests the voice of Elijah: and others ¹though they know it, yet will not believe it, as if God were untrue: so all malicious wretches that prefer the pleasures of sin before the glory of God: and others though they believe it, yet can they not either presently, or when they will, feel the comfort of it, much less the joy which is offered by it, namely, the heart oppressed, the desolate afflicted soul.

Simeon knew Christ as soone as he saw him, and embraced him as soone as he knew him, and enioyed him as soone as he embraced him: so some know the word of God as soone as they heare it, and beleeue it as soon as they know it, and feele the comfort of it as soone as they beleeue it. But others heare it as though they heard it not, like deafe adders which stop their eares at the voyce of the charmer. So Pharao would not heare the voyce of Moses, nor Baals Priests the voyce of Elias: and others ¹though they know it, yet will not beleeue it, as if God were vntrue: so all malitious wretches that preserre the pleasures of sinne before the glory of God: and others though they beleeue it, yet can they not either presently, or when they will, feele the comfort of it, much lesse the ioy which is offred by it, namely, the heart oppressed, the desolate afflicted soule.

1. 1Exod. 5. &c. 1. King. 18.