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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
Part 3 › Sermon 3: OF ZEAL. THE THIRD SERMON.Part 3 › Sermon 3: OF ZEALE. THE THIRD SERMON.
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Another property of zeal is to be constant, not to be hot by fits, cold in the end, and1 only so long as the world favoureth, it must not be earnest in the beginning and secure in the ending, but keep a continual tenor and temperature. Jobs wife seemed to go far so long as she could wash her paths with butter. Saul and Pharaoh had some good motions by fits, & upon some occasion could play fast and loose, being of a strange complexion, that they could be hot & cold in a moment. This property of zeal teacheth us2 how to be affected, in the prosperity and afflictions of the Church, namely, that the public prosperity of Zion should comfort us, & cause us to rejoice when our private crosses might make us sad. As Paul being imprisoned was not so grieved at his own bonds, as he rejoiced at the liberty of the Gospel of Christ. Again, that the affliction of the Saints should move us to a godly grief, even when in respect of our selves we might greatly rejoice. As Daniel could not find comfort in his private prosperity, though he were in great authority, and exempted from the common calamity, because he knew the Church of God to be in misery.
Another propertie of zeale is to be constant, not to be hot by fits, cold in the end, and1 onely so long as the world fauoureth, it must not be earnest in the beginning and secure in the ending, but keepe a continuall tenour and temperature. Iobs wife seemed to goe farre so long as she could wash her paths with butter. Saul and Pharaoh had some good motions by fits, & vpon some occasion could play fast and loose, being of a strange complexion, that they could be hot & cold in a moment. This propertie of zeale teacheth vs2 how to be affected, in the prosperitie and afflictions of the Church, namely, that the publike prosperitie of Sion should comfort vs, & cause vs to reioyce when our priuate crosses might make vs sad. As Paul being imprisoned was not so grieued at his owne bonds, as he reioyced at the libertie of the Gospell of Christ. Againe, that the affliction of the Saints should moue vs to a godly griefe, euen when in respect of our selues we might greatly reioyce. As Daniel could not finde cōfort in his priuate prosperitie, though he were in great authoritie, and exempted from the common calamitie, because he knew the Church of God to be in miserie.