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

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.

The blindnesse of the Iewes was, and is wonderfull, who heard of their reiection, and of our conuersion, and yet vnderstood it not, neither sought to preuent Gods wrath in reiecting of them. Therefore the Rocke, which should haue saued them, shiuered them in peeces, wherein was shewed their wonderfull blockishnes, hauing it so often fore-tolde by their Prophets, figured in their lawe, shadowed in their sacrifices, and read in their Churches from sabbath to sabbath. Euery thing that cō meth to passe in Churches, in Common-weales, in Cities, in Countries, in Kingdomes, and in Prouinces; these are all fore-tolde in the Scriptures, and yet none do vnderstand it, sauing a few chosen ones whom God loueth: For, the comming of Antichrist, the ouerthrow of Kingdomes, the darknesse of popery, the light of the Gospell, the conuersion of the Gentiles, and the reiecting of the Iewes: all these are set downe in the Scriptures, and yet wee cannot vnderstand it, though wee heare it day by day, because wee doe not giue our mindes to vnderstanding.

Such hearers shall stand in a maze before the righteous and terrible throne of God: the dead shall rise, the trump shall blow, and all the world shall be in an uproar, and they shall stand quaking; when their hearing without profiting shall be laid to their charge, and they shall say: O we have known no such thing: but surely if the Jews could come out of hell, they would admonish us to take better heed how we hear: for we hear as though we did not hear at all, our minds are otherwise occupied. Now when we see any thing come to