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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.
This hindered the healing of the deaf and dumb, Mar. 7. till Christ took him aside out of the multitude, and cured him. This hindered the raising of the Rulers daughter, Matth. 9. till Christ had thrust out the Minstrels and the multitude, and then restored the maid to life. Finally, this hindered Zaccheus here from coming unto Christ, till Christ vouchsafed to call him to himself. Thus always a multitude that is prone to evil, doth withdraw and hinder us from approaching unto Christ: and therefore we must not follow a multitude to do evil, nor decline after many, to overthrow the trueth. Exod. 23.
This hindered the healing of the deafe and dumbe, Mar. 7. till Christ tooke him aside out of the multitude, and cured him. This hindered the raising of the Rulers daughter, Matth. 9. till Christ had thrust out the Minstrells and the multitude, and then restored the maid to life. Finally, this hindered Zaccheus here from comming vnto Christ, till Christ vouchsafed to call him to himselfe. Thus alwaies a multitude that is prone to euill, doth withdraw and hinder vs from approching vnto Christ: and therefore we must not follow a multitude to doe euill, nor decline after many, to ouerthrow the trueth. Exod. 23.
The second impediment that hindereth Zaccheus from seeing Christ, is his little stature. He was so low of stature, that he could not see Christ above the multitude: but Christ was above the multitude, and therefore could see Zaccheus though he were so low of stature. For God looketh not on the countenance, nor on the height of 1mans stature, but the Lord beholdeth the heart, and preferred little David before Eliab his eldest brother, because he findeth in him a better heart to serve the Lord. And Zaccheus in his little body, hath a heart and mind prepared to seek and see the Lord. Zaccheus was so low, that he could not see Christ: but many amongst us are so high that they will not see Christ. The common people in time of Christ were so desirous to follow Christ, that neither lameness nor blindness, nor sickness, could stay them from coming to him; but the common people in our time, are more ready to follow their sport and pastime, then to come to the church to hear of Christ. And as for our rich men, who seeth not that they will make great haste to see a commodity,