A02178:1752
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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so that both in using them we refresh & not oppress our selves, and in preparing them we use the time before, after, or between the public exercise. But as God hath permitted this leave: so we on our parts are to take heed that we abuse not this liberty. For when the Lord is so equal, liberal, and favourable in granting and pardoning our necessity, and furthering our conveniences; he will not doubtless leave unpunished the greedy gain-seekers, which under the forge of necessity abuse their liberty & his liberality. The lawfulness of which permission is taught us by Christ himself, the faithful interpreter of the law, and that not only by precept, but by practise. For in that he healed the sick, and cured the diseased on the Sabbath, allowing the people on that day to resort unto him, he showeth how things concerning the glory of God are lawful to be done on the Sabbath. And we see in that the law permitted the leading of the ox to the water, how things convenient are not at that time unlawful, so that thy be not abused, or overused.1
so that both in vsing them we refresh & not oppresse our selues, and in preparing them we vse the time before, after, or betweene the publike exercise. But as God hath permitted this leaue: so we on our parts are to take heede that we abuse not this libertie. For when the Lord is so equall, liberall, and fauourable in granting and pardoning our necessitie, and furthering our conueniences; he will not doubtlesse leaue vnpunished the greedy gaine-feekers, which vnder the forge of necessitie abuse their libertie & his liberalitie. The lawfulnes of which permission is taught vs by Christ himselfe, the faithfull interpreter of the law, and that not onely by precept, but by practise. For in that he healed the sicke, and cured the diseased on the Sabbath, allowing the people on that day to resort vnto him, he sheweth how things concerning the glorie of God are lawfull to be done on the Sabbath. And we see in that the law permitted the leading of the oxe to the water, how things conuenient are not at that time vnlawfull, so that thy be not abused, or ouerused.1
- 1Things forbidden on the Sabbath.