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The works of the reverend and faithful servant of Jesus Christ M. Richard Greenham,…The workes of the reuerend and faithfull seruant af Iesus Christ M. Richard Greenham,…
The works of the reverend and faithful servant of Jesus Christ M. Richard Greenham, minister and preacher of the Word of God collected into one volume: revised, corrected, and published, for the further building of all such as love the truth, and desire to know the power of godliness. By H.H.The workes of the reuerend and faithfull seruant af Iesus Christ M. Richard Greenham, minister and preacher of the Word of God collected into one volume: reuised, corrected, and published, for the further building of all such as loue the truth, and desire to know the power of godlinesse. By H.H.
London: printed by Thomas Snodham and Thomas Creede for William Welby, 1612London: printed by Thomas Snodham and Thomas Creede for VVilliam VVelby, 1612
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4 No trouble should hinder us in our calling, unless it be in a case of mere ungodliness: for if for every trouble, or for many troubles, a man may forsake his calling, he should be out of all, for every calling hath both lets and troubles.
4 No trouble should hinder vs in our calling, vnlesse it be in a case of meere vngodlines: for if for euery trouble, or for many troubles, a man may forsake his calling, he should be out of all, for euery calling hath both lets and troubles.
5 To one that asked his advice, whether he might avoid the doing of a thing whereunto he was called, because he felt corruption in himself, he said: In avoiding society you should cover, but not cure your infirmities, and though you depart from men, yet you cannot go out of your self.
5 To one that asked his aduice, whether he might auoid the doing of a thing wherevnto he was called, because he felt corruption in himselfe, he said: In auoiding societie you should couer, but not cure your infirmities, and though you depart from men, yet you cannot goe out of your selfe.
6 Unto one that was willing to change his seat for the corruption of the place where1 he dwelt, he said: Wheresoever he purposed to live as a Christian, the cross would follow him, because that Christ would follow him, and because on the earth are some good men, and some evil: but when we come to heaven, all would be good, and therefore there shall be no trouble.
6 Vnto one that was willing to change his feate for the corruption of the place where