A02178:1647
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 further my Brother and Sister, that you may keep your bodies pure and chaste, one for the other, I would counsel you to beware of being alone with any, when there is fear of temptation unto evil: but be careful, that you may always have witness of your Christian behaviour: and in keeping company convenient, choose unto your self such as be most sober and faithful. Well, although there be many more duties, yet I will content my self to go one thing further, that is, that as you seek for continuance and increase of love, so you take heed of jealousy: for although that true love is very1 earnest, and mixed with godly jealousy; yet there is a wicked jealousy, and that causeth causeless suspicions, which worketh great woe unto such as give credit unto them. Take heed therefore, my Brother and Sister of this, yea though there should seem just cause, yet give not too speedy credit unto them. Now, if you desire to know in your heart, which are ungodly suspicions, know them by this token: for they will make you more negligent2 in praying one for another, and more slack in performing all other duties of love, one to another,
Now further my Brother and Sister, that you may keepe your bodies pure and chaste, one for the other, I would counsell you to beware of being alone with anie, when there is feare of temptation vnto euill: but bee carefull, that you may alwayes haue witnesse of your Christian behauiour: and in keeping companie conuenient, chuse vnto your selfe such as be most sober and faithfull. Well, although there bee manie more duties, yet I will content my selfe to goe one thing further, that is, that as you seeke for continuance and increase of loue, so you take heede of jealousie: for although that true loue is very1 earnest, and mixt with godlie jealousie; yet there is a wicked jealousie, and that causeth causelesse suspicions, which worketh great woe vnto such as giue credit vnto them. Take heede therefore, my Brother and Sister of this, yea though there should seeme iust cause, yet giue not too speedy credit vnto them. Now, if you desire to know in your heart, which are vngodly suspicions, know them by this token: for they will make you more negligent2