Sermons in One Volume, Title page – Table of contents for first treatise
THE SERMONS OF MAISTER HENRIE SMITH, GATHERED INTO ONE VOLVME.
Printed according to his corrected Copies in his life time.
ANCHORA SPEI
AT LONDON Printed by Richard Field for Thomas Man, dwelling in Pater Noſter row, at the ſigne of the Talbot. 1593.
NOBILISSIMO VIRO, GVILIELMO CECILIO, EQVITI AVRATO, BARONI BVRGHLEIENSI, SVMMO ANGLIAE THESAVRARIO, ET CANTABRIGIENSIS ACADEMIAE CANCELLARIO: HENRICVS SMITHVS HAEC PIGNORA IN GRATI ANIMI TESTIMONIVM CONSECRAVIT.
THE SEVERAL TEXTS and titles of the Sermons contained in this Booke.
A Preparatiue to Mariage.
A treatiſe of the Lords ſupper, in two Sermons.
I. Corinthians 11. 23. 24. &c. The Lord Ieſus in the night that he, &c.
The Examination of Vſurie, in two Sermons.
Pſalme 15. 1. 5. Lord who ſhall dwell in thy Tabernacle, &c.
The benefite of Contentation.
1. Timothie. 6. 6. Godlineſſe is great gaine, if a man be, &c.
The affinitie of the Faithfull.
Luke 1. 19. 20. 21. Then came to him his mother and his, &c.
The Chriſtians Sacrifice.
Prouerb. 23. 26. My Sonne, giuegive me thy heart.
The true triall of the Spirits.
1. Theſſalonians 19. 20. 21. 22. Quench not the Spirit, &c.
The Wedding garment.
Romans 13. 14. Put ye on the Lord Ieſus Chriſt, &c.
The way to walke in.
Romans 13, 13 Let vsus walke honeſtly, as in the day, &c.
The pride of Nabuchadnezzar.
Daniel 4. 26, 27. At the end of twelue moneths he, &c.
The fall of Nabuchadnezzar.
Daniel 4. 28. 29. 30. While the word was in his mouth, &c.
The Reſtitution of Nabuchadnezzar.
Daniel 4. 31. 32. 33. 34. And at the end of theſe daies, &c.
The honour of Humilitie.
1. Peter 5. 5. God reſ…ſteth the proud, and giueth, &c▪
The Young-mans Taske.
Eccleſiaſtes 12. 1. Remember thy Creator in the daies of, &c.
The triall of the righteous.
Pſalme 34. 19. Many are the troubles of the righteous, &c.
The Chriſtians practiſe.
Romans 12. 2. Be ye changed by the renuing of your, &c.
The Pilgrims Wiſh.
Philippians 1. 23. I deſire to be diſſolued, and to be with, &c.
The Godly mans requeſt.
Pſalme 90. 12. Teach vsus, O Lord, to number our daies, &c.
A Glaſſe for Drunkards in two Sermons.
Geneſis 9. 20. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. And Noah began to be an husband, &c.
The Art of Hearing, in two Sermons.
Luke 8. 18. Take heed how you heare.
The Heauenly Thrift.
Luke 8. 18. Whoſoeuer hath, to him ſhall be giuen, &c.
The Magiſtrates Scripture.
Pſalme 82. 76. I hauehave ſayd, Ye are Gods, but ye ſhall die, &c.
The Triall of Vanities.
Eccle. 1. 2. Vanitie of vanities, ſayth the Preacher.
The Ladder of Peace.
1. Theſſ. 15. 16. 17. 18. Reioice euermore, &c.
The betraying of Chriſt.
Math. 27. 1. 2. 3. 4. When the morning was come, and the, &c.
The petition of Moſes.
Deut. 3. 23. 24. And I beſought the Lord the ſame, &c.
The Dialogue betweene Paul and Agrippa.
Act. 26. 27. 28. 29. O King Agrippa, beleeueſt thou the, &c.
The Humilitie of Paul.
Rom. 12. 1. 2. I beſeech you therefore brethren, &c.
A looking Glaſſe for Chriſtians.
Rom. 12. 3. I ſay through the grace that is giuen, &c.
Foode for new borne babes.
1. Pet. 2. 2. As new borne babes deſire the ſincere, &c.
The banquet of Iobs Children.
Iob. 1. 4. 5. And his Sonnes went and banqueted, &c.
Satans compaſſing the Earth.
Iob. 1. 7. 8. Then the Lord ſayd vntounto Satan, &c.
A Caueat for Chriſtians.
1. Cor. 10. 12. Let him that thinketh he ſtandeth, take, &c.
To the Reader.
BEcauſe ſickneſſe hath restrained mee from preaching, I am content to doe any good by writing. Happie is that author which is inſtead of other, that after his booke is read, men need read no moe of that matter. I go vponupon a Theame which many hauehave trauerſed before me prolixly,Reuerēdum Couerdalum excipio. or curſorily, or barrenly: If I hauehave performed by ſtudie any more then the reſt, let my Reader iudge, and giuegive glorie to him which teacheth by whome he wil, What I hauehave endeuoured, my ſelfe do feele and others know. We are ignorant of many things for a few that we vnderſtand: but I hauehave bin alway aſhamed, that my writings ſhuld weigh lighter for want of paines, which is the bane of printing, and ſurfetteth the Reader. Now I ſend thee like a Bee to gather hony out of flowers & weeds. EueryEvery gardē is furniſhed with others, & ſo is ours. Read, pray, and meditate: thy profit ſhall be little in any booke, vnleſſe thou read alone, and vnles thou read all, and record after, as the Bereans did the ſermons of Paul. It is one of the births of my fainting, therfore take it with a right hand: and if thou find any thing that doth make thee better, I repent not that others importunitie hath obtained it for thee. Farewell. As Iacob bleſſed his ſonnes when he left them, ſo now I muſt leaue my fruit to others; I pray God to bleſſe it, that it may bring forth fruit in other, and be the ſauour of life to all that reade it.
Thine in Chriſt, H. S.
THE EPISTLE TO THE TREATISE OF THE LORDS SVPPER.
IN the firſt ſermon the aduerſary is confuted. In the ſecond ſermon the Communicants are prepared: In both are manie obſeruations, and the wordes of the Text expounded. Now labour for thy ſelfe as I hauehave laboured for thee: I would hauehave thee profit ſomewhat more by this book, becauſe it hath weakened mee more then all the reſt.
Farewell.
The principall contents of this Treatiſe.
THe cauſe of contracts before mariage. 1
Three honors giuen of God to mariage. 2
Three cauſes of mariage. 9
Whether Miniſters may marrie. 12
Whether an olde man may marrie a young woman, & contra. 13
Whether Proteſtants may marrie Papiſts. 31
Whether children may marrie without Parents conſent. 31
Whether husbands may ſtrike their wiues. 44
Whether the vſe of mariage be ſinne. 18
Whether mothers ſhould nurſe their Children. 63
How children ſhould be brought vp. 64
Fiue markes in the choice of a husband or wife. 26
The husbands duties. 40
The wiues duties. 47
Their duties to their ſeruants. 56
Their duties to their children. 62
Three examples of good parents. 66
Of Stepmothers. 67
Of Diuorcement. 69
Other obſeruations that fall in handling the parts.
MAriage, the firſt ordinance of God, and calling of men. fol. 3
Chriſts firſt miracle at a mariage. 4
Three mariages of Chriſt. 4
By mariage the womans curſe turned to two bleſſings. 5
A note of Adams ſleepe. 6
Another application of the rib, whereof was made the woman. 7
The day of mariage counted the ioyfulleſt day in mans life. 7
Fornicators like the diuell. 12
No baſtard proſpered but Iephtah. 12
A married Fornicator like a Gentleman theefe. 13
A wife is the poore mans treaſure, wherein onelyonly he matcheth the rich. 16
Two ſpies for a wife, diſcretion & fancie. 17
The wife muſt not onelyonly be godly but fit. 18
A memorable ſaying of one that light vponupon a fit wife. 20
The beginning of the ring in mariage. 20
Why mariage doth come of Nuptiae. 22
Maides muſt ſpeake like an Eccho. 24
A leſſon for the married, drawne from the name of wedding garment. 33
The man and wife like Cock and Dam. 32
Mariage compounded of two loues. 36
The beſt policy in mariage is to begin wel. 37
They muſt learne one anothers nature. 38
A ſweet example, teaching how couples ſhall neuer fall out. 39
Man and wife like two partners. 42
Abraham bid to leaue all but his wife. 44
Why wiues are called huſwiues. 50
When the Man is away, the wife muſt liue like a widow. 52
Why a wife was called the contrary to a huſband. 52
The cauſe whie manie deſpiſe their Huſbands.
Other obſeruations.
Many obſeruations vponupon ſeruants. 56
The maſter muſt correct his men, & miſtreſſe her maides. 62
Children like mediators betweene a man and his wife. 63
Adulterie like the diſeaſe of Mariage, and diuorcement like the remedie. 70
Why adulterie ſhould diſſolue mariage more then any thing elſe. 69
A ſentence for the maried to thinke vponupon. 71