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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 which prophecy is also repeated again of Christ, John the 12: and also of S. Paul, Rom 10. 16. But answer may be made hereunto, even they, who are transformed into the image of Christ. Seeing then it was the complaint of the Prophets in old time, let not us be offended that so few seek this treasure, and men do so little esteem of it: but let the wicked esteem never so ill of it, and let it never be revealed unto the ungodly, yet the godly shall esteem of it nevertheless, and unto them shall this good treasure be revealed, and made most apparent. Let us therefore pray the Lord that he would raise up, and send forth most plentiful and diligent labourers into his harvest, and that he would send forth many of his porters, to awaken us out of sin, and to stir us up to the receiving of the kingdom of God, that so they seeking may find, and knocking it may be opened unto them.
The which prophecie is also repeated againe of Christ, Iohn the 12: and also of S. Paul, Rom 10. 16. But answere may be made hereunto, euen they, who are transformed into the image of Christ. Seeing then it was the complaint of the Prophets in old time, let not vs be offended that so few seeke this treasure, and men doe so little esteeme of it: but let the wicked esteeme neuer so ill of it, and let it neuer bee reuealed vnto the vngodly, yet the godly shall esteeme of it neuerthelesse, and vnto them shall this good treasure bee reuealed, and made most apparant. Let vs therefore pray the Lord that hee would raise vp, and send foorth most plentifull and diligent labourers into his haruest, and that he would send foorth many of his porters, to awaken vs out of sinne, and to stirre vs vp to the receiuing of the kingdome of God, that so they seeking may finde, and knocking it may be opened vnto them.
It followeth: which when a man hath found, &c. To pursue every particular far in a parable1 is not the safest way, except it agree with the analogy of the things; we must here know that parables do not hold but in some things, and not in all, and therefore in this ⟨p. 291⟩