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

Sin mounts up on hie, like the tempter which led Christ unto the top of the pinnacle, to behold all the pleasures of the world at once, and then because we have fallen down before the god of this world, and tempted the God of heaven, whether he be just, or no; therefore wrath speaks out of the fire, Now thou hast taken thy pleasure, thou must take also thy punishment.

Sinne mounts vp on hie, like the tempter which led Christ vnto the top of the pinacle, to behold al the pleasures of the world at once, and then because wee haue falne down before the god of this world, and tempted the God of heauen, whether he be iust, or no; therefore wrath speakes out of the fire, Now thou hast taken thy pleasure, thou must take also thy punishment.

A most heavy and grievous thing it is, if you knew what you are doing here, and what your sins are doing at the bar of Gods just judgement. For even now before you came hither, you were serving the devil in sin, but now it is too late to speak of it, and where are they now? flesh and blood could not stay them, nature could not stay them, pleasures could not stay them, riches could not stay them, nor they could not stay themselves, but they are ascended up before the face of the eternal God, to stand at his bar and cry for vengeance ⟨image 56⟩to fall upon us, for committing such heinous sins against the majesty of God.

A most heauy and greeuous thing it is, if you knew what you are doing here, and what your sinnes are doing at the barre of Gods iust iudgement. For euen now before you came hither, you were seruing the diuell in sinne, but now it is too late to speake of it, and where are they now? flesh and blood could not stay them, nature could not stay them, pleasures could not stay them, riches could not stay them, nor they could not stay themselues, but they are ascended vp before the face of the eternall God, to stand at his barre and cry for vengeance ⟨image 56⟩