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

The Papists have found out many salvations, they have found out a salvation by Saints, a salvation by Angels, a salvation by masses, a salvation by merits, a salvation by Idols, as though Christ had least to do in his own office, for they have other salvations to flee unto: They will have it, but they will buy it, and what will they give for it? Why, they will fast so many days, go so far on pilgrimages, hire Priests to say so many Masses, build so many Abbeys, and give so many sums of Money to the Monks and Friars. Therefore the Scripture goeth against them, and dishonours their shamelessness, who (like Nimrod, that heaping stone upon stone, would have built up to heaven) heap sin upon sin, and every ¹hour, some one heresy or superstition groweth up from this filthy root.

The Papists haue found out many saluations, they haue found out a saluation by Saints, a saluation by Angels, a saluation by masses, a saluation by merits, a saluation by Idols, as though Christ had least to doe in his own office, for they haue other saluations to flee vnto: They will haue it, but they will buy it, and what will they giue for it? Why, they will fast so many daies, goe so far on pilgrimages, hire Priests to say so many Masses, build so many Abbies, and giue so many summes of Money to the Monks and Friers. Therefore the Scripture goeth against them, and dishonours their shamelesnesse, who (like Nimrod, that heaping stone vpon stone, would haue built vp to heauen) heape sinne vpon sinne, and euerie ¹houre, some one heresie or superstition groweth vp from this filthy roote.

1. 1Gen. 11.

For what Papist dare say, that Simeon thought on any of these, or put confidence in any other Saviour, but only ¹