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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.
Feastings.
1 IN our meetings and feastings, we are to look to our selves; if good speeches be used,1 we must be thankful; if evil, sorrowful; if things not merely evil, not greatly to torment our selves.
1 IN our meetings and feastings, we are to looke to our selues; if good speeches be vsed,1 wee must be thankefull; if euill, sorrowfull; if things not meerely euill, not greatly to torment our selues.
- 1To cherish the fear of God in men.To cherish the feare of God in men.
Friendship.
1 This advise he gave, that it was good to discern of them whom we much receive into our company, least we lose the credit of the Church conceived of us. For although many seem and show themselves to be well disposed, yet because there be so many corruptions in our nature, it is heavenly wisdom to discern of men; wherefore