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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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Now let us further consider how a man must profit by an evil name, not when he ha• 1by some sin deserved it, but when he hath only failed in this, that he hath given occasion to be suspected of evil. This occasion is of two sorts. First, when good duties are either altogether omitted, or done with a grudging mind, or else as it were of constraint. This report must teach thee, that although thou be not so evil as men would make thee, yet thou2 art not so good as thou shouldest be. Therefore by this thou must learn, as to be more careful of doing good, so to do it with greater and better courage: for the Lord Joveth a cheerful giver.
Now let vs further consider how a man must profit by an euill name, not when he ha• 1by some sinne deserued it, but when he hath only failed in this, that he hath giuen occasion to be suspected of euill. This occasion is of two sorts. First, when good duties are either altogether omitted, or done with a grudging minde, or else as it were of constraint. This report must teach thee, that although thou be not so euil as men would make thee, yet thou2 art not so good as thou shouldest be. Therefore by this thou must learne, as to bee more carefull of doing good, so to doe it with greater and better courage: for the Lord Ioueth a cheerefull giuer.
- 1How we ought to profit by evil reports.How wee ought to profit by euill reports.
- 2• Two occasions of evil reports• Two occasiōs of euil reports