A02178:1797
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.
Wisdom is in order: as that men must be first grounded in the principal points of1 doctrine: first we must lay the foundation and build upon the same: also we must keep an order in our readings, and not be now in this place, now in another: for order is the best help for memory and understanding: he that readeth little after a good manner, profiteth more than he that readeth much otherwise: as he that •impeth in the way, doth better2 than he that runneth in another way, or out of the way. Therefore for want of order many read much, but profit little.
Wisedome is in order: as that men must be first grounded in the principall points of1 doctrine: first we must lay the foundation and build vpon the same: also we must keep an order in our readings, and not be now in this place, now in another: for order is the best helpe for memorie and vnderstanding: he that readeth little after a good manner, profiteth more than he that readeth much otherwise: as he that •impeth in the way, doth better2 than he that runneth in another way, or out of the way. Therefore for want of order many reade much, but profit little.
- 1Order.
- 2Simile.
Wisdom must be used in discerning the times: for we must not read always, and1 do nothing else, as some offending in the one extreme, are after driven by Satan to the other. The Sabbath is wholly to be spent in such exercises: on other days, in the morning, at noon, and in the evening, that is, when we may redeem the day from the works of our calling, as David and Daniel did pray at these three times, under which is contained all the worship of God. We must do as much as we can every day, and no day