A02178:1636
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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for if he should require ⟨p. 125⟩any such thing of you, as should cause you to depart from Christ, I would have you in any case remember that you are principally espoused unto Christ. And herein also you must consider, that there will be special araces of obedience, and modesty, and goodness looked for of you: not only in respect of your good education, but also because of that help which is now offered unto you. And when the holy Ghost in the Scriptures telleth you, that the believing wife may (through his blessing) win the unbelieving Husband, if so be she walk christianly in godly conversation with modesty and scare before him: let this encourage you to hope for better success, by all means of dealing towards one that is faithful, and I trust will be willing in all good things to comfort you.
for if he should require ⟨p. 125⟩any such thing of you, as should cause you to depart from Christ, I would haue you in any case remember that you are principally espoused vnto Christ. And herein also you must consider, that there will be speciall araces of obedience, and modesti•, and goodnesse looked for of you: not onely in respect of your good education, but also because of that help which is now offered vnto you. And when the holie Ghost in the Scriptures telleth you, that the belieuing wife may (through his blessing) winne the vnbeli•uing Husband, if so be shee walke christianlie in godly conuersation with modestie and scare before him: let this encourage you to hope for better successe, by all meanes of dealing towards one that is faithfull, and I trust will be willing in all good things to comfort you.
Now thirdly, in that you are taught to believe in God the holy Ghost, it admonisheth you to pray for his teaching, that you may by him be led into all truth, and be further instructed & drawn unto every Christian duty from time to time. The duties are very many to be gathered out of every article, as also out of the several Commandments: but I will only give you a taste, and touch oely some one duty, required of you in every one of them. In that you believe that there is an universal Church and Communion of Saints,