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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.
OF A GOOD NAME, THE FOURTH SERMON
OF A GOOD NAME, THE FOVRTH SERMON
Proverbs 22. verse. 1. A good name is to be desired above great riches, and loving favour above silver and gold.
Prouerbs 22. verse. 1. A good name is to be desired aboue great riches, and louing fauour aboue siluer and gold.
All that is to be desired of a man is this, that he be virtuous, godly, and truly religious. This, because it is in it self most excellent and most contrary to our nature, therefore the Scripture useth many arguments and reasons to persuade us thereunto: as in this place, where the Wise man would stir us up to the love of virtue, by setting before our eyes two principal effects and fruits which we may receive ⟨p. 260⟩by it. The first of these is, a good name: the second is, loving favour: both which as they do1 proceed from virtue and godliness, so they do maintain and increase one another. For as a man findeth much favour with those that do speak and report well of him: so those that will show a man loving favour, will, or at least ought to show it in this, that they may willingly afford him a good report. Now both these are preferred before great riches, both these are accounted better than gold and much silver: and surely whosoever is truly wise will make this account of them, whosoever doth rightly know to discern what is good, he will first and especially labour for them: for a good name doth commend us to