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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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Good works.
Good workes.
1 AS it argueth great height and willingness to sin, when men fearing to sin in the day, redeem, and steal time to sin in the night: so it showeth a great height and willingness to godliness, when men being not sufficiently contented to do good in the day, stretch their well-doing even to the night also: wherein they show themselves to be free from vainglory, that none seeing them, yet they do good for the love of God, and not for outward things.
1 AS it argueth great height and willingnes to sinne, when men fearing to sinne in the day, redeeme, and steale time to sinne in the night: so it sheweth a great height and willingnesse to godlinesse, when men being not sufficiently contented to do good in the day, stretch their wel-doing euen to the night also: wherein they shew themselues to be free from vaineglory, that none seeing them, yet they doe good for the loue of God, and not for outward things.
2 A man may truly judge himself to be truly willing to do any good, when he strives all that he can, to do it, although he cannot do it as he should.
2 A man may truely iudge himselfe to be truely willing to doe any good, when he striues all that he can, to do it, although he cannot do it as he should.