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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.
THE NINTH SERMON, PREACHED ON PART OF the 44. verse of the 13. Chapter according to Saint Matthew.
MATTH. 13. vers. 44. And for joy thereof departeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
MATTH. 13. vers. 44. And for ioy thereof departeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
IN the former Sermon we showed that the kingdom of God was taken in two divers senses, as namely: First, for the glorious estate of Gods children after this life, when they shall live eternally with God, and enjoy the presence of the holy Angels, triumphing over sin, hell, death, and condemnation: and secondly, for the entrance which Gods children have into the kingdom of God in this world. This kingdom is of two parts, one of the means whereby God offereth his kingdom unto them; the other of the graces of the Spirit, which he offereth by the means. Here we are taught that none shall ever have fruition of the joys of heaven, but those which take possession of them in earth: none shall rise again with Christ to glory, which doth not here arise from sin: for who so will be made partaker of the kingdom of heaven, must here wholly addict himself to seek the kingdom of heaven, every one therefore is to make great account of the word of God, which is the means to lead us to this kingdom, that so he may be assured that he hath already departed from death unto life, and so he may have the assurance of the kingdom of heaven.