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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 Having to deal with divers humbled consciences, he would mislike them that would not abide to tarry the Lords leisure, but they must needs be helped at once, even by and by, as soon as they heard him speak, or else they would then think far worse of him than ever before, notwithstanding the good report had, and the good opinion conceived of him: for besides that, he that believeth maketh not hast, this is a coming rather as it1 were to a Magician (who, by an incantation of words, makes silly souls look for health) than to the minister of God, whose words being most Angelical comfort not until, and so much as it pleaseth the Lord to give a blessing unto them, which sometime he doth deny, because we come to them with too great an opinion of them; as though they were wise men, not unto such as using their means, yet do look and stay for our comfort wholly from God himself.
4 Hauing to deale with diuers humbled consciences, he would mislike them that would not abide to tarry the Lords leisure, but they must needs be helped at once, euen by and by, as soone as they heard him speake, or else they would then thinke farre worse of him than euer before, notwithstanding the good report had, and the good opinion conceiued of him: for besides that, hee that beleeueth maketh not hast, this is a comming rather as it1 were to a Magitian (who, by an incantation of words, makes sillie soules looke for health) than to the minister of God, whose words being most Angelicall comfort not vntill, and so much as it pleaseth the Lord to giue a blessing vnto them, which sometime he doth denie, because we come to them with too great an opinion of them; as though they were wise men, not vnto such as vsing their meanes, yet doe looke and stay for our comfort wholy from God himselfe.
- 1Isaiah. 28. 16. The true Ministers of Christ never cure nor comfort the sick hastily, as wizards do.Esay. 28. 16. The true Ministers of Christ neuer cure nor comfort the sicke hastely, as wizards doe.