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

There was more humanity in Christ then in Zaccheus: for if Christ had not bidden himself to dinner, he had not bin bidden for Zaccheus: So if Christ do not offer himself ¹unto us in his afflicted members, he may go long enough before we will offer him any entertainment. As often as the poor craveth any relief at our hands, let us imagine that Christ asketh something of us: but as Zaccheus must entertain him presently without delay, so let us be ready to help them presently, because they stand in need of present help. And as he must receive Christ into his house; so we must make account to receive his needy members into our houses. And as the unjust steward ²procureth himself friends with his masters goods, so let us make the poor to be our friends, by our beneficence and bounty towards them, that so receiving them, (when they have need) into our earthly houses, they may receive us when we stand in greatest need, into everlasting habitations.

There was more humanity in Christ then in Zaccheus: for if Christ had not bidden himselfe to dinner, he had not bin biddē for Zaccheus: So if Christ do not offer himselfe ¹vnto vs in his afflicted members, he may go long inough before we will offer him any entertainement. As often as the poore craueth any reliefe at our hands, let vs imagine that Christ asketh something of vs: but as Zaccheus must entertain him presently without delay, so let vs be ready to helpe them presently, because they stand in neede of present helpe. And as he must receiue Christ into his house; so we must make account to receiue his needy members into our houses. And as the vniust steward ²procureth himselfe friends with his masters goods, so let vs make the poore to be our friends, by our benificence and bounty towards them, that so receiuing them, (when they haue need) into our earthlie houses, they may receiue vs when we stand in greatest need, into euerlasting habitations.

1. 1Mat. 35. 40.
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