A02178:1501
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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Now the sixth part followeth, and that is a very large and learned treatise of the Sabbath: the principal contents whereof (as briefly as I could contract them) I have disposed in this order: First he showeth the necessity of this argument from the inconvenience of breaking and the commodities and blessings of keeping the same. •. Inconveniences are many set down, in respect of the wicked and unbelievers, as also the true believers in the Church of God, which move many scruples concerning it, for that they are not throughly taught nor persuaded of it. The commodities and fruits also which follow the right understanding and observation of the Sabbath, are m•ny and great: for that this day is the Lords market day, wherein he lays open the manifold graces of his holy spirit.
Now the sixth part followeth, and that is a very large and learned treatise of the Sabbath: the principall contents whereof (as briefly as I could contract them) I haue disposed in this order: First he sheweth the necessitie of this argument from the inconuenience of breaking and the commodities and blessings of keeping the same. •. Inconueniences are many set downe, in respect of the wicked and vnbeleeuers, as also the true beleeuers in the Church of God, which moue many scruples concerning it, for that they are not throughly taught nor perswaded of it. The commodities and fruites also which follow the right vnderstanding and obseruation of the Sabbath, are m•ny and great: for that this day is the Lords market day, wherein he laies open the manifold graces of his holy spirit.
2. The method of handling this argument may be thus: