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A60421	The last sermon of Mr. Henry Smith sometime Master of Arts in Christ-Church College in Oxford, & late minister in Sallop. With his earnest invitations to the Sacrament of the Lords Supper. And directions to young beginners that they may be fitted for that Holy Communion, and receive it with profit. 2. His holy and pious sayings in general, necessary for all persons. 3. Instructions for young people, exhorting them to obedience, and duty towards their parents. 4. The sad effects of disobedience, in the examples of many wicked and unnatural children, who ame [sic] to untimely ends. With prayers suitable to divers occasions, by the same author. Published for the instruction and benefit of all Christian people. Licensed and entred according to order.	Smith, Henry, d. 1702.	1686 (1686)	Wing S4041; ESTC R220563	10,445	29

ou● Blessed Saviour's compassion less when 〈◊〉 wept over Jerusalem with this Lamentation O Jerusalem Jerusalem didst thou know in th●● ●hy day the things that belong to thy peace but ●ow they are hid from thine eyes How often would I have gathered thy children as a Hen gathereth ●er Chickens and you would not Now I say ●east this should be our case let us no longer delay our repentance but labour with diligence to make our Calling and Election sure Let us labour while it is day least the night of Death come upon us wherein no man can work and contend earnestly for the Faith that was once delivered to the Saints that having run ●he race we may receive the Crown which only can make us eternally happy which God of his infinite mercy grant to all those that ●rust in him and call upon him And now to God the Father God the Son and God the Holy Ghost Three persons and One eternal God be ascribed as is most justly due all honour glory power praise might majesty and dominion both now and for ever World without end Amen Seasonable Instructions in order for a Preparation for the receiving the Holy Sacrament REceiving the Bless●d Sacrament is so necessary a point of Christian Duty and so great a Mystery of the Christian Religio● that it is highly to be observed by all Chr●stians with the most profound Reverence an● the stri●test preparation for in receiving 〈◊〉 worthily we mystically or spiritually eat t● Flesh and drink the Blood of our blessed S●viour that is by Faith and a full Affiance 〈◊〉 him whereby he dwelleth in us and we 〈◊〉 him therefore it is not a thing rashly or u● advisedly to be undertaken least the unwo●thy receiver far● as the man did that wante● a Wedding-Garment for notwithstanding the Bread and Wine are but Elements for no●rishment yet in such a case they are to be r●ceived as a pledge of the Lords death till h● coming it being his special command to 〈◊〉 Disciples That as often as they did it th● should do it in remembrance of him and b● them injoyned to the Primitive Churches a● from thence continued to this day in spight 〈◊〉 all Opposition Persecution or whatever coul● be invented by Heathens or some professers 〈◊〉 Christianity that were worse to abolish i● or render it useless Therefore let such 〈◊〉 are desirous to participate of so great a benefit conducing to the Salvation of their precio● and immortal Souls consider First Let not any that is in a known sta● of Sin approach the Lords Table unless he have entred into a state of Repentance and resolv'd amendment for the future least instead of receiving benefit thereby he eat and drink his own damnation not discerning the Lords Body 2. After a man hath examined himself let him consider the wretched state he is in by nature and the inestimable value of that precious Blood that was shed for his Redemption and beg pardon of God for his past offences and earnestly desire that through his grace he may for the future be armed against Temptation 3. Let a man consider well if he have any prejudice against his Neighbour or have injured him and if so he must reconcile himself for otherwise he is not worthy of so great a Blessing for as our Saviour saith If a man love not his Brother whom he hath seen how can he love God whom he hath not seen 4. When a man is minded to approach the Holy Table he must lay aside all worldly thoughts and fix his mind wholly on Heavenly things considering well that he is more immediately in Gods presence than at other times although he is omnipresent and his eyes at all times pierce the darkest corner of our thoughts and actions 5. We must put on bowels of compassio● and Charity towards our poor Brethren considering that God made us Stewards of hi● good things that we might dispence them to such as stand in need and that ther●by he may try our Zeal and Love to himself for He that giveth to the Poor lendeth to the Lord c. 6. Have a stedfast faith in Christ and adore his goodness that he vouchsafed to h●mble himself to the dea●h of the Cross to sav● lost Man and like the Angels love and wonder at such his condescention often putting up praises in Divine breathings to him fo● such his infinite love and favour 7. When you kneel to receive the consecrated Elements let not your thoughts wander for thereby you will give way to the Tempter to steal away your affections and place them upon Worldly matters and tri●●ing vanities and so lose the benefit of the Holy Mystery 8. When you have communicated retire with a stedfast Faith fixed on Christ in assurance that through his merits Salvation can only be derived to Mankind 9. Do not so soon as the blessed Solemnit● is over return to the World to mind temporal matters nor give heed to vain and idle discourses but spend the remaining part of the day in works of love charity holy exercise meditation prayer and thanksgiving ●or suffer at any time what you have done to ●ip out of your mind nor forget the promises 〈◊〉 amendment of Life least God be displea●ed with such trifling and withdraw his ●race 10. Learn to be contented in whatsoever ●a●ion or condition it has pleased God to ●ace you And if at any time you have any ●oubts or trouble arising in your mind know 〈◊〉 proceedeth from the temptation that is ●yed to withdraw you from Holy Duty and ●e best Remedy to withdraw such obstructi●ns is Prayer and a stedfast faith and laying ●'d upon the precious promises of life and ●alvation offered in the Gospel to all that are ●fflicted or heavy laden And thus much may ●riefly suffice for the instruction of such as are ●esirous to receive the holy Communion of the Body and Blood of our Blessed Saviour the ●enefit of which is great if with a true and ●ely faith in Gods mercies and a resolution ●f amendment of life it be received and the ●anger as great if it be unworthily recei●ed The Holy and Pious Sayings of H. S. B. of D. in general LEt no man take care for the things of th● World more than is necessary least 〈◊〉 setting his heart thereon he forget God In all Estates learn to be contented wi●● your condition for if God sees it requisite 〈◊〉 can raise you from a low condition to a high or bring you from the top of honour to 〈◊〉 with Job on the Dunghill Refrain evil conversation least by hearin● vain discourse you addict your self thereto and it becomes habitual in you If any one injure you mildly reprove him that so he being overcome by your meekness may take shame to himself repent of the ev●● Good words are more forcible than threats for what is done unwilling is not done heartily● Avoid the snare of the beauty for that like a Trap is set to intangle thy

Soul Be not credulous to believe reports least in so doing you creat to your self much trouble Let not anger over-power you nor be subject to unruly Passion for he that cannot govern himself would do ill to rule others If Parents or Children dye consider they were born to that end and that we may go 〈◊〉 them but they cannot return to us and therefore restrain from immoderate sorrow for no sorrow unless for Sin is available Let every man be just in his dealings least God blast his endeavours for there is nothing so secret but his eyes behold it If we submit our selves to those that are set ●ver us we do not therein so much obey Man 〈◊〉 God whose pleasure it is that it should be so If any be afflicted with sickness or calamity ●et him not repine but bear it as the chaste●ing of the Lord who sancti●es affliction to ●hose that trust in him to the saving of their ●ouls ●he profitable Sayings of H. S. to exhort Children to be Dutiful and Obedient to their Parent● LIttle Children next to serving God observe to be obedient to your Parents 〈◊〉 all things for so is the will of your Hea●enly Father Remember what is threatned to naughty ●d disobedient Children That the Ravens of ●e Valley shall pluck out their Eyes and the young ●gles shall eat them up Moses in his Law sayes That whoever ●rseth Father or Mother shall dye the death ●herefore take heed and do it not no not 〈◊〉 your Heart for although Man regards it ●t God will surely punish you If your Parents be angry strive to pacifie ●em with soft and gentle words and so w●ll 〈◊〉 win their love If at any time you have committed a ●deny it not but be sorry for so doing 〈◊〉 observe for the future you do so no more Children above all temporal Blessing prize the Blessing of your Parents for ne● any prospered on whom their Pare● Curse was intailed Consider what Christ sayes He has ●clared That whoever breaks the least 〈◊〉 the Commandments is guilty of the wh● Law And the Fifth ●ommandment 〈◊〉 Thou shalt honour thy Father and Moth● that thy dayes may be long in the L● which the Lord thy G●●eth th● Those that cast off Obedience to th● Parents will never be obedient to any b●side them The lowly and me●k God giveth Gra● but the proud and stubborn shall be abash● Consider little Children that you 〈◊〉 dye for Death as often crops the blosso● as the ripe fruit and then what will beco● of you if you are not found obedient to th● that God has set over you for your good Satan first striveth to alienate the hearts 〈◊〉 Children from their parents then from Go● O let Virtue my little ones be yo● Treasure that so you may when you dy● be numbred among those little ones th● Christ took in his Arms and blessed Obedience is the Crown of Youth and in all God accepts it before Sacrifice Obey not through fear but love and so God will bless you and you shall see many happy dayes Sad Examples of the untimely ends of Children disobedient to their Parents THE first in Holy Writ that I find disobedient to his Father and to despise ●im is Ham the Son of Noah the Patriack who beholding his Fathers nakedness de●pised and sco●●ed at it holding him that ●ade him a being next to God in derision for which he and all his Posterity in●ailed a Curse for ever to be ser●●nts and sla●es to his Brethren and thei Seed and to have no portion in the Inheritance of his Father wherefore Josephus is of opinion that be●oming a ●unagate in the Earth in process of time his own children a●ose up against him and slew him The second example in Scripture is of Phineas and Hophni Sons to Elie the High ●riest who in despight of their Father li●ing licentiously despising him disobeying ●is commands they both in one day fell by ●he Sword of the ●hili●●ines At what time for their wickedness God suffered the 〈◊〉 of his Covenant to be taken and old 〈◊〉 their father who had been too tender towar● them to fall ●ack and break his Neck The Third is of Absalon who und● mining the Throne of a too indu●gent fath● conspired his death and rose in Rebelli● against him but what ensued He w● caught by Gods Divine hand in an Oak 〈◊〉 there whilst he was hanging thrust throu● by Job and cast into a deep Pit The fourth is of Adonija who casting 〈◊〉 all tyes of Duty and Obedience usurped h● fathers Throne wh●●st he was yet alive b● what was his end He was slain by t● Sword of King Solomon Nor have t● Examples of our later days been less drea●full for few Youths that have been execut● for Robbery or such like Crimes but at t● place of Execution sadly confessed that d● obedience to their ●arents and falling in● evil company brought them to their untimely ends A Prayer in Sickness or at the point of Deat● O Holy and most Gracious Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in whose hands th● souls of the faithful are layed up till the day of Recompence have mercy upon the so● and body of me thy poor and afflicted ser●ant O spare me a little that I may reco●er my strength before I go hence and am no more seen cast me not away in thine anger nor forsake me when strength fails let not thy hot displeasure burn against me least ●n a moment I am consumed nor turn away by Amiable countenance but be thou my Physician O thou Physician of souls let ●y precious blood wash and cleanse me from 〈◊〉 Iniquitie that so whether I live or whe●er I dye I may be thine and through thy Grace be added to make up the number of ●●y Elect Even so be it Lord Jesus Amen A Prayer for young People O Lord regard my tender years and accept in good part these my early Sacrifices of praise and thanksgiving ●at I most humbly offer to thy Holy Name ●●rengthen and support me O most merciful ●●ther that as I grow in years I may grow 〈◊〉 Grace and the knowledge of thy Divine ●●ll that so when I have with patience pas●●d through this troublesome World I may ●rive at the place thou hast prepared for all ●●se that love and fear thee and this I 〈◊〉 thou wouldst grant me not for my own ●e for I am unworthy of the least of thy ●●rcies but for the sake of my blessed ●●rd and Saviour Amen A Prayer and Thank'sgiving after the receiv●● the Holy Communion MOst merciful Father we re●der u● thee all thanks praise honour a● glory for that it hath pleas'd thee of t● great mercy to grant unto us miserable s●ners so excellent benefits and priviledges 〈◊〉 to be received into ●he fellowship and co●pany of thy dear Son Jesus Christ our Lor● yea by his means we are thy adopted Ch●dren and he is made our elder Brother Y● O Lord we come nearer than so He is o● Head and we are the Members of th● mystical Body And all this proceeds fro● thy gracious goodness and compassion F● thou hast delivered him to death to give 〈◊〉 life Thou hast made him a Sacrifice 〈◊〉 the necessary food and nourishment of 〈◊〉 Souls thou gavest way to the piercing of 〈◊〉 sides from whence issued water and Blo● that we might know how we came clean● from ou● sins and redeemed from damna●on Yea O Lord God thou hast present● us in this Sacram●nt that whole Tragedy● his passion that we out of Sorrows might● cover Joys out of his Groans might be co●forted and out of his death be presented● life everlasting we beseech thee O Heav●ly Father to grant us this request that th● never suffer us to become so unkind as 〈◊〉 forget such wor●hy Benefits but rather m● 〈◊〉 of them in our hearts 〈…〉