A02178:1856
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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The reasons may be reduced into two heads: it standeth either upon a great reverence1 of the person with whom we are present, as we see men busily prepare themselves when they are to come before some honourable personage: or beside the dignity of the person, upon the excellency of the profit of the things received, in respect whereof we are also to prepare our selves, as in receiving Physic we prepare our selves that the prescript may more effectually work upon us, so that for both these things we prepare our selves, and they both meet together in the Lord his Supper.
The reasons may be reduced into two heads: it standeth either vpon a great reuerence1 of the person with whom we are present, as we see men busilie prepare themselues when they are to come before some honourable personage: or beside the dignitie of the person, vpon the excellencie of the profit of the things receiued, in respect whereof we are also to prepare our selues, as in receiuing Physicke we prepare our selues that the prescript may more effectually worke vpon vs, so that for both these things we prepare our selues, and they both meete together in the Lord his Supper.
- 1Tworeasons why every one is to examine himself.Tworeasons why euery one is to examine himselfe.
For though we should not have an eye at all to the profit, yet the very reverence of the1 person with whom we sit, ought to make us have regard to this thing according to that rule, Prou. 23. 1. When thou sittest at meat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee, and prepare thy self well to sit at the table with such a man. Albeit Joseph when Pharaoh sent for him, knew not why he was sent for, and thought little of that success of his going which