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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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The first is, that we ought not to hurt our neighbours above all things in their good1 name: and therefore the Lord in his law hath ordained, that he which doth such a thing, should have the same punishment which he purposed to bring upon another. Men would be loth to steal the goods of any man from him & yet the name of a man is more worth than all things in the world: therefore if any man by raising up false reports do impair his brothers credit, he doth hurt him, and sinneth more grossly & more grievously, than2 if he had taken away his lands or his living, his corn or his cattle, or any other thing that he hath. And though the thing be false which he reporteth, yet he sinneth nevertheless: for after that time even good men will be more suspicious, and the wicked will not let it go out of their minds: But if this be against a Preacher, or professor of the Gospel, then the sin is the greater, because God and his word becometh dishonoured thereby.
The first is, that we ought not to hurt our neighbours aboue all things in their good1 name: and therefore the Lord in his law hath ordained, that he which doth such a thing, should haue the same punishment which he purposed to bring vpon another. Men would be loth to steale the goods of any man from him & yet the name of a man is more worth than all things in the world: therefore if any man by raising vp false reports doe impaire his brothers credit, he doth hurt him, and sinneth more grossely & more grieuously, than2 if he had taken away his lands or his liuing, his corne or his cattell, or any other thing that he hath. And though the thing be false which he reporteth, yet he sinneth neuerthelesse: for after that time euen good men will be more suspicious, and the wicked will not let it goe out of their mindes: But if this be against a Preacher, or professor of the Gospell, then the sinne is the greater, because God and his word becommeth dishonoured thereby.
- 11 Not to hurt our neighbours good name.