A02178:1697
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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As for the second answer: to prove against the maintainers of a continual Sabbath, that this place is meant of the Church triumphant, and not of the Church militant, it shall easily appear, if we consider diligently what goeth before, & what cometh after: which1 rule is worthily to be followed in sifting out the true sense of the places in the Scriptures. Now in the verse going before, mention is made of the new heavens, and the new earth: whereby he meaneth not the first appearing of Christ in humility, but his second coming in glory, as may appear, 2. Pet. 3. 13. where the Apostle repeateth the same words, saying, We look for new heavens, and a new earth, according to his promise, wherein dwelleth righteousness: Surely if the Prophet had meant this to have been in Christ his coming in the flesh, it is most like it should have been in the flourishing estate of the Church and glorious times of the Apostles: but that it was not so, it is manifest by the Apostle his own words, We look for new heavens, &c. In the verse following, the Prophet speaketh of the worm that shall not die, and of the fire that shall not be quenched: which undoubtedly is understood of the hells, whereinto the wicked shall be cast at the last judgement day, as may be gathered by our Saviour Christ his words, Mark. 9. 43. 44. where he maketh mention of hell, Where the worm dyeth not, and the fire never goeth out. Wherefore by the premises and sequel, we conclude with the learned, that the Sabbath here mentioned, must be kept in the kingdom of heaven. And therefore their continual Sabbath, which they should have in this life, is a devise of their own brain, and not gathered out of this place. And thus much of the reasons, which seemed to prove the Sabbath ceremonial, taken out of the prescript words of the old Testament. As for that which we alleged out of Ezekiel chap. 20. it is already answered sufficiently in confuting their first reason, which was drawn out of Exod. 32.
As for the second answere: to proue against the maintainers of a continuall Sabbath, that this place is meant of the Church triumphant, and not of the Church militant, it shall easily appeare, if we consider diligently what goeth before, & what commeth after: which