A02178:1620
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
Part 2 › THE MARKS OF A RIGHTEOUS MAN.Part 2 › THE MARKES OF A RIGHTEOVS MAN.
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The fourth note is, that we love righteous men, and righteous things, as well in others as in our selves. Righteous men, that is, either such as are afore us, our equals, or inferiors. We must love them that are afore us, that we may follow them, and be like unto them, and not to please our selves in our selves, and therefore must we be desirous to keep their company, whether they be preachers or professors: for those that love learning, will delight in the company of those that are learned: and if we love good men because they are so, it is a good sign we do much more love God who is goodness itself; as if the father love the schoolmaster for the sons sake, it is a sign he loveth his son much more. ⟨p. 121⟩And if this be so, it will restrain us that we neither envy, nor yet despise the gifts we see in others: but rather give God the glory for them, and seek to profit by them: contrary to •ll this is the unrighteous and vain-glorious man.
The fourth note is, that we loue righteous men, and righteous things, as well in others as in our selues. Righteous men, that is, either such as are afore vs, our equals, or inferiours. We must loue them that are afore vs, that we may follow them, and be like vnto them, and not to please our selues in our selues, and therfore must we be desirous to keepe their companie, whether they be preachers or professors: for those that loue learning, will delight in the companie of those that are learned: and if we loue good men because they are so, it is a good signe we doe much more loue God who is goodnesse itselfe; as if the father loue the schoolmaster for the sons sake, it is a signe he loueth his sonne much more. ⟨p. 121⟩And if this be so, it will restraine vs that wee neither enuie, nor yet despise the gifts wee see in others: but rather giue God the glorie for them, and seeke to profit by them: contrarie to •ll this is the vnrighteous and vaine-glorious man.