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

You have heard why Christ is called light, why he is called the light of the Gentiles, why the Lord did change a curse into blessing, and why the Gentiles did change darkness for light, and a thousand gods for one true God. Then the Gentiles received more grace then they desired, for the Lord came uncalled unto their houses, and made a feast unto them in their own houses. The light of the Gentiles is our light, your light and my light: Christ is our grace, your grace, & my grace: and Christ is our salvation, your salvation, and my salvation. He came unto the Jews, & for the Jews, and yet his coming unto the Gentiles, was better then to the Jews. He came into the world when the world did abound ⟨image 43⟩in all wickedness, and saved us when we most deserved wrath. Wonder at this you that wonder at nothing, that the Lord would come to bring salvation, to redeem our lost souls even (as it were) against our wills: so that now we would not be as we were for a thousand worlds.

You haue heard why Christ is called light, why hee is called the light of the Gentiles, why the Lord did change a curse into blessing, and why the Gentiles did change darkenes for light, and a thousand gods for one true God. Then the Gentiles receiued more grace then they desired, for the Lord came vncalled vnto their houses, and made a feast vnto them in their owne houses. The light of the Gentiles is our light, your light and my light: Christ is our grace, your grace, & my grace: and Christ is our saluation, your saluation, and my saluation. Hee came vnto the Iewes, & for the Iewes, and yet his comming vnto the Gentiles, was better then to the Iewes. Hee came into the world when the world did abound ⟨image 43⟩in all wickednesse, and saued vs when wee most deserued wrath. Wonder at this you that wonder at nothing, that the Lord would come to bring saluation, to redeeme our lost soules euen (as it were) against our wils: so that now wee would not bee as wee were for a thousand worlds.

The blindness of the Jews was, and is wonderful, who heard of their rejection, and of our conversion, and yet understood it not, neither sought to prevent Gods wrath in rejecting of them. Therefore the Rock, which should have saved them, shivered them in pieces, wherein was showed their wonderful blockishness, having it so often fore-told by their Prophets, figured in their law, shadowed in their sacrifices, and read in their Churches from sabbath to sabbath. Every thing that cometh to pass in Churches, in Common-weals, in Cities, in Countries, in Kingdoms, and in Provinces; these are all fore-told in the Scriptures, and yet none do understand it, saving a few chosen ones whom God loveth: For, the coming of Antichrist, the overthrow of Kingdoms, the darkness of popery, the light of the Gospel, the conversion of the Gentiles, and the rejecting of the Jews: all these are set down in the Scriptures, and yet we cannot understand it, though we hear it day by day, because we do not give our minds to understanding.