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

And because all the Preachers of the Gospel should cry, that is, preach zealously, in the second of the Acts it is written; The Holy ghost came down in fire and tongues: but this fire is quenched, and the tongues are tied up, so that they that should cry are stark dumb: but though they cannot speak, they can see, they can see if a great benefice fall, though it be an hundred miles off: and Pharaoh had more care of his sheep, then we have of our souls.

And because all the Preachers of the Gospell should cry, that is, preach zealously, in the second of the Actes it is written; The Holy ghost came downe in fire and tongues: but this fire is quenched, and the tongues are tied vp, so that they that should cry are starke dumbe: but though they cannot speake, they can see, they can see if a great benefice fall, though it be an hundred miles off: and Pharaoh had more care of his sheepe, then wee haue of our soules.

If Preachers were not deaf, they needed not to cry one to another; but such is the dumbness of Preachers, and the deafness of all sorts of hearers, that there is great slowness of followers, so that there is but little good done, and but a few fruits gathered.

If Preachers were not deafe, they needed not to crie one to another; but such is the dumbnesse of Preachers, and the deafenes of all sorts of hearers, that there is great slownesse of followers, so that there is but little good done, and but a few fruits gathered.

If ye were not deaf, we need not to cry, but because ye be dull of hearing, therefore we cry with mouth, with heart, with hand, with foot, and with all the powers of our bodies unto you, and yet how little do you regard it? But are not ye commanded to hear as well as we to cry? Yet the cock croweth when men are asleep,