A02178:1794
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.
2 With diligence must be joined wisdom, which is in choice of
2 With diligence must be ioyned wisedome, which is in choise of
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For want of wisdom in the matter they read, many sin in studying other books1 before the Scriptures, and in the Scriptures in searching things not revealed, and pretermitting things revealed, as John and James sought who should sit at Christs right hand, and left hand: but they sought not to come thither. And the Disciples said, Act. 1. Wilt thou at this time restore the kingdom to Israel? not asking the means to come to the kingdom of heaven. And in things revealed many will curiously and busily search for things not profitable, as genealogies, and carelessly neglect the things that are to be searched. And some ignorant how to reform themselves, will be talking of reforming the Church. And if the Preacher must give milk to the weak, and stronger meat to the stronger Christians: if he must thus apply his doctrine to the hearers, then much more the hearers themselves must apply their own reading to their own capacities.
For want of wisedome in the matter they reade, many sinne in studying other bookes1 before the Scriptures, and in the Scriptures in searching things not reuealed, and pretermitting things reuealed, as Iohn and Iames sought who should sit at Christs right hand, and left hand: but they sought not to come thither. And the Disciples said,