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,…

yet if another man professing the same Christ with you, hath not attained to the like measure of knowledge and the same proportion of faith, which ye have, I would ye should not judge him for his wickedness any more, than ye would he should judge you for your strength: but rather bearing with his infirmity, which in time may be changed to a more perfect strength, labour by all means to win him to soundness of judgement. Wherefore in that he saith: Him that is weak in faith, receive unto you: he meaneth them that are not established in the doctrine of the Gospel, not them that are weak in a ceremony, or in things indifferent: so that if any be found weak in the doctrine of Christianity, I mean in some point of it, and yet be sound in all other things, they should not be further entangled with intricate controversies, which they cannot conceive: but so gently entreated, and mildly ⟨p. 149⟩dealt withal, as both the good things which are in them may be nourished and confirmed, as also they may be won to the sight and sense of things, wherein as yet they be weak. Neither must we think, that the Apostle meaneth here such imperfections, as may be in the most perfect, but rather such weakness•s, as are foū • in most Christians. This is the general scope of the Apostle in this place: whereunto also agreeth the conclusion, which is in the first verse of the chapter •ollowing: We w•i•h are strong, ought to bear• the infirmities of the •e•ke, and not to please our s•l••s. 2. Therefore let every man please his neighbour in that, that is good to •difi•a•ion. 3. For Christ al•o would not please himself, but as it is written, The rebukes of t••m that rebuke thee, fell on m. Where Pl his sense is such: If we have gotten more knowledge,