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

You have heard the sweet song of old father Simeon, like the pleasant song a sweet bird before her death, setting forth the joy of the righteous that embrace Christ Jesus. Before Christ Jesus vouchsafed to come to us, we would not come unto him, but in all our doings we wrought our condemnation, and through the innumerable heaps of our iniquities, laboured to drive him without all hope of mercy from us. So we continued like flies, which flutter about the candle till they have consumed themselves. When we had done as much as in us lay to drive him away from us, then he saved us, and recompensed good for evil unto us. So that if God had loved us no more then we loved our selves, we might have perished in our sins, and our blood should have been upon our own heads. If Christ be the light of the Gentiles, let us embrace him, and every one walk as becometh the children of light: but many do shut their eyes against it, lest they should see, and not only many smother their own light, but the Sun saith unto the Moon, shine not; and the Moon ⟨image 49⟩saith unto the stars be not bright. And many have smothered their light so long, that the damp hath put out the candle; and thus they labour to bring the darkness of Egypt upon Goshen: so that their eyes have forgotten to see, and so many go cut of the way, because they would not look upon the candle, and the devil giveth to every one that which he wisheth, so it may be for his hurt. But who can but pity, that with the same Manna which cometh from heaven and feedeth many of life everlasting, so many are poisoned and find in it nothing but favour of eternal death?

YOu haue heard the sweet song of old father Simeon, like the pleasant song a sweet bird before her death, setting forth the ioy of the righteous that embrace Christ Iesus. Before Christ Iesus vouchsafed to come to vs, we would not come vnto him, but in all our doings we wrought our condemnation, and through the innumerable heaps of our iuiquities, laboured to driue him without all hope of mercy from vs. So wee continued like flies, which flutter about the candle till they haue consumed themselues. When wee had done as much as in vs lay to driue him away from vs, then hee saued vs, and recompenced good for euill vnto vs. So that if God had loued vs no more then wee loued our selues, wee might haue perished in our sinnes, and our blood should haue beene vpon our owne heads. Jf Christ bee the light of the Gentiles, let vs embrace him, and euery one walke as becommeth the children of light: but manie doe shut their eies against it, lest they should see, and not onely many smother their owne light, but the Sunne saith vnto the Moone, shine not; and the Moone