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Two sermons preached by Master Henry SmithTvvo sermons preached by Master Henry Smith
Two sermons preached by Master Henry Smith: with a prayer for the morning thereunto adjoined. And published by a more perfect copy then heretoforeTvvo sermons preached by Master Henry Smith: with a prayer for the morning thereunto adioyned. And published by a more perfect copy then heeretofore
London: printed by William Hall for William Leake, 1610
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And thus we are even as froward as those Jews that strive who shall come into hell first. Who did ever thank God that he was not borne an hundred years ago, when ignorance spread over all, and all Egypt was smitten with ⟨image 48⟩darkness? or that the Lord hath nor left him to himself to become an Atheist, or an Epicure, which lives without God in the world? We have all Gods gifts offered us, but we have refused them. Christ brought light, but we had rather he had brought darkness, for we love darkness more then light. The Angels, the heavens, the word, the spirit, are light, and we that see it, are darkness, for we cannot abide light, but are like an Owl that flieth out of a bare field from the light of the day, such a death is day unto us. Faith is flown away, truth is become a pilgrim, and every string is out of tune. He that should weep and be sorrowful, laughs: and truth is brought to the ground, yea poor truth is persecuted to death: but sinners are stubble, and their sentence is, Burn them.
And thus wee are euen as froward as those Iewes that striue who shall come into hell first. Who did euer thanke God that he was not borne an hundred yeeres agoe, when ignorance spred ouer all, and all Aegypt was smitten with ⟨image 48⟩darknesse? or that the Lord hath nor left him to himselfe to become an Atheist, or an Epicure, which liues without God in the world? We haue all Gods gifts offered vs, but we haue refused them. Christ brought light, but wee had rather he had brought darknes, for we loue darknesse more then light. The Angels, the heauens, the word, the spirit, are light, and we that see it, are darknesse, for we cannot abide light, but are like an Owle that flieth out of a bare field from the light of the day, such a death is day vnto vs. Faith is flowne away, truth is become a pilgrime, and euery string is out of tune. He that should weepe and be sorrowfull, laughes: and truth is brought to the ground, yea poore truth is pesecuted to death: but sinners are stubble, and their sentence is, Burne them.