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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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Preparation is
1 In fear of God his Majesty. 2 In faith in Jesus Christ. 3 In a good and honest heart, with a greedy desire to eat up Gods word.
1 In feare of God his Maiestie. 2 In faith in Iesus Christ. 3 In a good and honest heart, with a greedie desire to eate vp Gods word.
In all apparitions God always sent fear before, as his apparitor, it engendereth teachableness,1 and meekness of mind, as we see in Isaac, who (as it is said) feared, and then he said, I have blessed Jacob, and he shall be blessed. We see it also in the woman of Samaria, Joh. 4. 7. and in the men Act. 2. From want of this reverent fear, cometh all checking of God his word, and that men dare be so bold with it: but they that fear will be swift to hear, and slow to speak, James. 1. 19. and will lay up his word in their heart, with the Virgin Mary. Though they understand it not, though they kick at the word and spurn against it, yet if God once teach them with his fear, then will they acknowledge it to be the blessed word of God.
In all apparitions God alwaies sent feare before, as his apparitor, it ingendreth teachablenesse,1 and meekenesse of minde, as we see in Isaac, who (as it is said) feared, and then he said, I haue blessed Iacob, and he shall be blessed. We see it also in the woman of Samaria,