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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12373	Satans compassing the earth. By Henrie Smith	Smith, Henry, 1550?-1591.	1592 (1592)	STC 22692; ESTC S107437	17,258	55

sauoureth no longer then they abide in the house where it burneth therefore as I warned you at first Take heed how you heare so I warne you now take heed least this Compasser come and steale that which you haue heard for when Iudas had receiued the Sacrament the deuill entering into him after that coulde neuer be driuen out againe so if the deuill enter into you after you haue receiued this warning hee will possesse you like Iudas stronger then he did before and euery word shall condemne you as he which eateth the Sacrament vnworthilie eateth his owne damnation so hee which heareth the word vnfruitfully heareth his owne damnation that is the word which I haue spoken saith Christ shall iudge you in the last daie FINIS A SERMON PREACHED vpon the first to the Corinthians 1 CORINTH 10.12 Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed least he fall By Henrie Smith LONDON Printed by Thomas Scarlet 1592. 1. Corinth 10.12 12 Let him that thinketh hee stand take heed least he fall WHen you haue examined your selues by the touchstone which I gaue you whether you bee in the faith or no if you finde that you stand in the faith let him which thinketh he standeth take heed least he fall Three sentences wee borrowed of Paul in the first he exhorted vs to be Christians in the second hee taught vs to know whether we be christians or no in the last he warneth vs if we be to perseuer and take heed least we fall Paul doth not teach vs these phrases to doubt of our saluation or of the mercie of God as the Papists saie but of our constancy in his seruice not least we fall from our election but least we fall from our righteousnes this is a godly feare and blessed is he saith Salomon not which standeth in feare of Gods mercy but he which standeth in feare of his owne frailtie Pro. 28.14 As Iob did which feared all his works Iob. 9.28 Wee must haue confidence towards God but diffidence towards our selues for God will be true to vs if we bee true to him this feare is not contrarie to faith but cannot stande without it therefore take heed least ye fall is take heed least ye sinne as the Israelites sinned An admonition gathered from the fall of the Iewes to them which stand or to them which thinke they stand to take heed least they fall as a Cronicler in a storie giues a watch worde by the waie to admonish the reader of some speciall thing to bee marked so the Apostle teaching vs to make vse of all that we heare or reade after he had shewed how the Israelites stood sometime and how they fell after againe which were the elect people of God the becon of the world glorie of nations vntill they crucified him who wold haue saued them ends with a sigh as if he shuld saie it greeues me to record their follie and to discouer the nakednes of my countri-men what should I rehearse anie more if they fel thus take them for a warning and Let him that thinketh hee standeth take heed least he fall Here we are set to sinners schoole to see what we canne learne of the wicked as the Bee doeth gather honie of weeds for all which is written is written for our instruction Rom. 15 4. These things saith Paul are written to admonish vs vppon whom the end of the world is come as if he should saie we haue need to take more heed then they vnder the lawe because wee liue in the last and worst daies when the Dragon is let loose hath great wrath because his time is short Reue. 12.12 Now if you would know how the Israelites fell reade but from the sixt verse and you shall see how they fleeted from sinne to sinne like a flie which shifteth from sore to sore They tempted the Lord sayth Paul they murmured they lusted they committed Idolatrie they serued the flesh they sate downe to eate and rose vp to plaie Take heed saith Paul ô ye Corinthians least yee liue so too you shall not doo euill because others doo so but these things are written for your learning therefore first you shall learne that as they fell awaie so you may and then by their fall you may learne to stand Thus the Apostle warneth vs that we are all in a house ready to fall and all in a ship readie to sinke all in a bodie readie to sinne who can saie what he will do when he is tried Therefore Paul saith not let him that standeth take heed least he fall but Let him that thinketh hee standeth take heed least he fall warning vs before that wee take heed of falling and to examine how wee stand whether wee stand or no for when hee ma●es his speech of them which thinke they stand not of them which stand he intends that few stand in comparison of them which thinke they stand many thinke themselues wise that are fooles like other many thinke themselues pure which are prophane like other as Salomon noteth Pro. 30.12 There is a generation which are pure in their owne conceit and yet are not washed from their filthines as though there were a generation or sect of such men And againe Pro. 20.6 Many men will boast of their goodnes but who can finde a faithfull man so many seeme to stand which stand not many thinke they beleue which know not what faith meaneth many loke to be saued which cānot tell who should saue thē no more then Nichodemus knew what it was to bee borne againe the reason is manie are afraid to sound too deepe and examine their conscience least it should vpbraid them with the noisomnes of their sinnes Therefore like a fauourable Iudge which would saue the malefactor he wil aske him so cunningly that he will answere for him to then he will saie I find no fault in this man let him paie his fees and be gone so I finde no fault in this faith mee thinkes it is a sound saith me thinks it is a good vvhich vvhen hee is dovvne riseth no loue me thinkes it is religious inough when I come to the Church and loue my neighbour and obey my Prince and giue euerie man his owne paie my tithes and fast twice a weeke as the Pharesie did me thinks this is wel what would you haue more haue I not kept all the commandements Lu. 18.18 No saith Christ there is one behinde examine thy selfe stil thou shalt finde something behinde like a cobweb in the top of an house when the floore is swept Therefore vvell doth Paul saie he vvhich thinketh that he stands not he vvhich stands for hee vvhich stands in Christ falleth not but he vvhich thinketh he standes falleth sodenly an may finally vnlesse hee stand vpon his vvatch take heed is a good staffe to stay vpon and so often a man sinnes as he casts it from him all goe astraie But this is the difference betvveen the sinnes of