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

According to thy word.

When Satan hath thus possessed us with this opinion that in the service of God we may neglect the word of God, then profits and pleasures guide us in our profession: but they that do so profess Religion and godliness, can never have any comfort by it all their life. For their own hearts accuse them for hypocrites, because they wait not for the consolation of God, according to his word, and whatsoever is not done according to that word, cannot be acceptable: and this word they care not for, neither have it in estimation. When Adam seeth his nakedness, the subtle serpent can deceive no longer, but before he seeth his nakedness, he is ever deceived, and led away with the multitude into innumerable errors. Some say, they shall be saved by good works, and ⟨image 31⟩some by the Popes pardon, others say by Purgatory, and these will have a Mass sung for them as long as the world standeth, and all for one silly soul thinking to be saved by it. And yet see their blindness, for they seem to think that their torment shall not cease as long as the world standeth; else why should they find and hire men to say Mass for them so long? but these are the far morsels of Baals Priests, and for this cause is the Popish Creed made very favourable to the Clergy-Well, say that Ignorance is the mother of their devotion, for when the covetousness of the Priests and the Ignorance of the people joined together, then they invented Purgatory, Masses, Prayer for the dead, and then all their trinkets. For if they had not held our Fathers in ignorance, keeping them from the word, they would never have been Papists. But when they cast a mist before the eyes of men, then the blind fell into the ditch, which doth contain so many gross corruptions.

When Sathan hath thus possessed vs with this opinion that in the seruice of God we may neglect the word of God, then profites and pleasures guide vs in our profession: but they that doe so professe Religion and godlinesse, can neuer haue any comfort by it all their life. For their owne hearts accuse them for hypocrites, because they wait not for the consolation of God, according to his word, and whatsoeuer is not done according to that word, cannot be acceptable: and this word they care not for, neither haue it in estimation. When Adam seeth his nakednes, the subtile serpent can deceiue no longer, but before he seeth his nakednesse, he is euer deceiued, and led away with the multitude into innumerable errors. Some say, they shall be saued by good works, and