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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Now followeth the fourth reason in the 8. verse. The Son of man is Lord even of the Sabbath: 1That is, God the Father making the Sabbath, is the Lord of the same: the Son of man is equal with the Father, therefore the Son of man is also Lord of the Sabbath. Again, as the Lord made a law for man, but none for himself: so ye are too presumptuous in the presence of the Lord to control my disciples. For, if I being the law-maker, give a special privilege to my Disciples, as indeed I may do, urging the law, where I list, and ⟨p. 147⟩dispensing in the law to some, as I please; is it then meet that you should censure them, whom I do privilege? Wherefore seeing it is I that have appointed the Sabbath, and therefore best know who keep it, and who break it, I give you to understand, that these men, whom ye falsely accuse, because ye know not the pure keeping nor breaking of the Sabbath, have not broken it. Suffer me then, I pray you, being Lord of mine own ordinance, to dispose of it, as best seemeth to me.
Now followeth the fourth reason in the 8. verse. The Sonne of man is Lord euen of the Sabbath: 1That is, God the Father making the Sabbath, is the Lord of the same: the Sonne of man is equall with the Father, therefore the Sonne of man is also Lord of the Sabbath. Againe, as the Lord made a law for man, but none for himselfe: so ye are too presumptuous in the presence of the Lord to controll my disciples. For, if I beeing the law-maker, giue a speciall priuiledge to my Disciples, as indeede I may doe, vrging the law, where I list, and ⟨p. 147⟩dispensing in the law to some, as I please; is it then meete that you should censure them, whom I doe priuiledge? Wherefore seeing it is I that haue appointed the Sabbath, and therefore best know who keepe it, and who breake it, I giue you to vnderstand, that these men, whom yee falsely accuse, because ye know not the pure keeping nor breaking of the Sabbath, haue not broken it. Suffer me then, I pray you, being Lord of mine owne ordinance, to dispose of it, as best seemeth to me.
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