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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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3 Though he was most severe to his friends and kindred, so long as they were not reconciled to God: yet once being wearied with one, he shut up the matter with this sentence; It is wonderful, that divers hearing the same word of God spoken, one should believe, and another should not believe: but I am rather to thank God that I believe, then to search o•t a reason, why another doth not believe; and as I am to be thankful for my self, so I am to be pitiful to others.
3 Though he was most seuere to his friends and kindred, so long as they were not reconciled to God: yet once being wearyed with one, hee shut vp the matter with this sentence; It is wonderfull, that diuers hearing the same word of God spoken, one should belieue, and another should not belieue: but I am rather to thanke God that I belieue, then to search o•t a reason, why another doth not belieue; and as I am to be thankfull for my selfe, so I am to be pitifull to others.
4 Like as natural men do well by natural wisdom: so we ought much more to be stirred up to do well by spiritual wisdom. It is commended •or s••ciall wisdom1 in our Saviour Christ, John▪ 2. that he did not committee himself unto •l• ••••, because he knew what was in their hearts: So it is a special token of wisdom in us, on the contrary not to commit our selves unto all men, because we know not what is in their hearts.
4 Like as naturall men doe well by naturall wisedome: so wee ought much more to be stirred vp to doe well by spirituall wisedome. It is commended or sciall wisedome