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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
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.
Exercise of religion.
1THe wicked not daring openly to profess iniquity, redeem times secretly1 to commit it: so though we have not the strength to profess religion publicly, yet let us redeem times secretly to frequent the exercises of godliness.
1THe wicked not daring openly to professe iniquitie, redeeme times secretly1 to commit it: so though we haue not the strength to professe religion publikely, yet let vs redeeme times secretly to frequent the exercises of godlinesse.
2 As it is but a small pleasure, so long as we are in the garden, to be delighted1 with the smell of herbs, unless we gather of every kind some to carry with us, that so we may have the benefit of the garden, though we be far from it. And as it is but a small comfort to be ravished with sweet odours, so long as we are in the Apothecaries shop, and afterward to want them: so it is but a flattering joy, nay rather a