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

And as love maketh lovers sometime to speak plainly and familiarly one to another, sometime by dark speeches and riddles, sometime by letters, sometime by dumb shows and signs, and sometime to hide themselves one from another: So our God speaketh sometime plainly to his Church, sometime darkly and mystically, sometime he turneth his face from his Church and deer spouse, as though he would not speak unto her for love, as appeareth in the book of the Canticles. Of the casting off of the Jews, and calling in of the Gentiles; the first type or figure was Cain and Abel: Cain was the eldest son of Adam, and Abel the younger, yet God loved Abel, and accepted his sacrifice; but ⟨image 44⟩God rejected Cain for his wickedness, and he became a reprobate. Even so doeth God, he rejecteth the Jews which were the eldest son, the true Olive, and the natural• seed, and Gods deer children if they had continued in obedience; and he taketh us being but the youngest son, the wild Olive, the seed of the wicked, and maketh us children by adoption unto him, only of his mercy without any other cause.

And as loue maketh louers sometime to speake plainely and familiarly one to another, sometime by darke speeches and riddles, sometime by letters, sometime by dumbe shewes and signes, and sometime to hide themselues one from another: So our God speaketh sometime plainely to his Church, sometime darkely and mystically, sometime hee turneth his face from his Church and deere spouse, as though hee would not speake vnto her for loue, as appeareth in the booke of the Canticles. Of the casting off of the Iewes, and calling in of the Gentiles; the first type or figure was Caine and Abel: Caine was the eldest sonne of Adam, and Abel the yonger, yet God loued Abel, and accepted his sacrifice; but ⟨image 44⟩God reiected Caine for his wickednes, and hee became a reprobate. Euen so doeth God, hee reiecteth the Iewes which were the eldest sonne, the true Oliue, and the natural• seede, and Gods deere children if they had continued in obedience; and he taketh vs being but the yongest sonne, the wilde Oliue, the seede of the wicked, and maketh vs children by adoption vnto him, onely of his mercy without any other cause.