A02178:1755
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 let them not beguile themselves, for the blood of their souls shall be required at their hands, who being too lordly and tyrannous governors, make their servants either equal to beasts, or worse than beasts, caring for nothing but for the world, never thinking on hell, whereunto they are hastening.
But let them not beguile themselues, for the blood of their soules shall be required at their hands, who being too lordly and tyrannous gouernours, make their seruants either equall to beasts, or worse than beasts, caring for nothing but for the world, neuer thinking on hell, whereunto they are hastening.
This law doth here also attach Shepherds, and Herdsmen, Bakers and Brewers, which1 kind of men if thou hast retained, then art thou charged to bring them to the house of prayer as well as thy self. For God having made them men, would not that thou shouldest use them as beasts for thee; neither must thou abuse his travail to make him like the ox, whereon he tendeth. But worldly wise men will provide by changing of their places, that their business may be done cheerfully: and why then should they provide for the worship of God so carelessly? Again, if Shepherds & Herdsmen can find means to go to fairs and markets▪ if they can pick out time to go visit their friends: why may they not also provide to hear the word of God on the Sabbath day? Well, be not deceived, God is not mocked. Look how a man soweth, so shall he reap. In some places Brewers and Bakers2 pretend great necessity. If it be so, then our general rule permitteth a liberty, but yet on this manner: if they cannot dispatch their business on the six days, they should rise betimes on the Lords day, that they may do all they have to do with as little loss as may be: and if they must needs begin their work against the day next after the Sabbath, let them do it as lately in the evening as they can, that at the public exercises they be not interrupted nor drawn away. Thus much therefore we say, that as we prescribed in the other callings, so for milking of kine, making of beds, and dressing of meats, as for travellers, Bakers and Brewers, that their business, if it be necessary, must be done either early in the morning, or lately in the evening.