Smith on Scripture 2

We should set the Word of God alway before us like a rule, and

believe nothing but that which it teacheth,

love nothing but that which it prescribeth,

hate nothing but that which it forbiddeth,

do nothing but that which it commandeth.

Also from Food for new-born babies

Smith on Scripture 1

God hath many names in scripture to make us conceive more honourably of him so hath the word many titles to make it more amiable. It is called

• a lantern to direct us Ps cxix 105
• a medicine to heal us
• a guide to conduct us
• a bit to restrain us
• a sword to defend us
• water to wash us
• fire to inflame us
• salt to season us
• milk to nourish us
• wine to rejoice us
• rain to refresh us
• a treasure to enrich us
• and the key to unlock heaven gates unto us.

Thus the word is named by all things that we should only desire it instead of all things And surely therefore the word is in no great request among us because we know not what blessings it bringeth with it.

From Food for new-born babies

The Pride, Fall and Restitution of King Nebuchadnezzar

I think the last of these titles must be by another Henry Smith

A modern paperback edition of this work is available here.

A number of other works can be seen here.

1617 Six Sermons

 

This is the frontispiece to a collection of six sermons published in 1617

Some Smith Sermons Owned by Mary Ann Hey

O see some nice images of a book Henry Smith, Twelve Sermons (1629) owned by a female reader, Mary Ann Hey See here.

Quotations from the Puritan Golden Treasury

Mercy hath a heaven, and justice a hell, to display itself to eternity, but long-suffering hath only a short-lived earth.
A sin is two sins when it is defended.
[Regarding marriage:] First, he must choose his love, and then he must love his choice.
God examineth with trials, the devil examineth with temptations, the world examineth with persecutions.
When Adam was away, Eve was made a prey.
All are not saved by Christ’s death, but all which are saved, are saved by Christ’s death; His death is sufficient to save all, as the sun is sufficient to lighten all; but if any man wink, the sun will not give him light.
He hideth our unrighteousness with His righteousness, He covereth our disobedience with His obedience, He shadoweth our death with His death, that the wrath of God cannot find us.
Holy men have kept the sessions at home, and made their hearts the foremen of the jury, and examined themselves as we examine others. The fear of the Lord stood at the door of their souls, to examine every thought before it went in, and at the door of their lips, to examine every word before it went out, whereby they escaped a thousand sins which we commit, as though we had no other work.
He doth not bid us take a taste of all sins and vanities, as Solomon did, to try them: for they are tried already; but that we should set the Word of God always before us like a rule, and believe nothing but that which it teacheth, love nothing but that which it prescribeth, hate nothing but that which it forbideth, do nothing but that which is commandeth, and then we try all things by the Word.

Puritan Board Link

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