A02178:1689
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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but seeing they have also in them such means, which though not in the same manner, yet more effectually are afterward to be used, the reason is not good. Wherefore we reason against them thus: that, albeit we have not the manner of their sacrifices, yet we have our sacrifices and means of Gods worship succeeding them. For though we have not, as they had, Priests to offer for us, and such slain sacrifices as the Priests did offer for them: yet we have the Ministers of the word of God, which cut up mens consciences, by whom the secrets of mens hearts are made manifest: 1. Cor. 14. 25. By the preaching of the Gospel and word of God: which being mighty in operation, and sharper than a two edged sword, entereth thorough, even to the dividing asunder of the soul and spirit, and of the joints and the marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts, and intents of the hearts. Heb. 4. vers. 12. And whereby Christ is as it were freshly crucified unto us, and that by so much the more profitably, than if we were present at the thing it self, as beside the describing of the manner thereof, the fruit of it is more effectually preached. And certainly we may affirm, that then the dumb sacrifices of the blind Papists came in, when this glorious sacrifice of preaching ceased. And where the word is administered in any power and sincerity, there doubtless1 the preaching of the law striketh us, and the preaching of the Gospel bringeth us to Christ.
but seeing they haue also in them such meanes, which though not in the same manner, yet more effectually are afterward to be vsed, the reason is not good. Wherefore we reason against them thus: that, albeit we haue not the manner of their sacrifices, yet we haue our sacrifices and meanes of Gods worship succeeding them. For though we haue not, as they had, Priests to offer for vs, and such slaine sacrifices as the Priests did offer for them: yet we haue the Ministers of the word of God, which cut vp mens consciences, by whom the secrets of mens hearts are made manifest: 1. Cor. 14. 25. By the preaching of the Gospell and word of God: which being mightie in operation, and sharper than a two edged sword, entreth thorough, euen to the diuiding asunder of the soule and spirit, and of the ioynts and the marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts, and intents of the hearts.