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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE AND VIRTUOUS LADIES THE LADY MARGARET COUNTESS OF CUMBERLAND, AND THE LADY KATHERINE Countess Dowager of Huntington: H. H. wisheth the increase of all true honour and comforts in this life, and after death a crown of glory with Jesus Christ.
TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE AND VERTVOVS LADIES THE LADIE MARGARET COVNTESSE OF CVMBERLAND, AND THE LADIE KATHERINE Countesse Dowager of Huntington: H. H. wisheth the increase of all true honour and comforts in this life, and after death a crowne of glory with Iesus Christ.
I May seem to pass the bounds of Christian modesty, so to press into your presence (Right Honourable and virtuous Ladies) without due regard of your persons and places. But such is your wisdom, that you can, and your honourable affection, that you will hear with patience the meanest servant of Jesus Christ. I come (Right Honourable) as in the name of the faithful servant of Christ, M. R. Greenham, a man well known unto your honours, and to those most religious patrons of all piety and good learning, the right Honourable Earls (of blessed memory) of Huntington, Warwick, and of Bedford, which now sleep in the Lord. Of them much was he reverenced in his life time; of your Honours much lamented after death, for that you know the loss of such, to be no small wrack unto the Church and people of God. Now so it is (right Honourable and virtuous Ladies) that piety in this declining age waxeth daily very faint, & impiety doth much abound: and God hath not only set before you those noble examples for imitation, but also hath enriched your harts with his faith, fear and love, (as it well appears (to embrace his blessed truth, and to be as nursing mothers to the holy religion of Christ. Now then this good servant of the Lord, God gave him (to recompense his want of natural children) many sons and daughters begotten by the Gospel to the faith of Christ, and some *orphans he left after him, which being cherished and accepted with ⟨image 4⟩grace among men, shall truly resemble the Fathers heart which begat them, and stand up for him to speak and preach piety, and the true faith of Christ to posterity. One of which after a years travel in the nursing and education, coated and attired (in the best manner that I can) and now able to speak distinctly and comfortably the fathers mind and meaning to all the spiritual Sons and Daughters of God in our Church; here I do in love unfeigned unto him, and in duty to your Honours, humbly present unto your Honourable protection.