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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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And I give unto them eternal life, and they shall never perish, neither shall any pluck them out of mine hand. We see then it is a great argument of reprobation, when our hearts be so hard, that we cannot believe the Gospel of Jesus Christ, for this is an infallible1 truth, that those which are the Lords, in his time he calleth, and they shall abide and never fall away; but those that are not his shall fall away, although they have been passing ⟨p. 342⟩cunning hypocrites in outward holiness. The children of God will acknowledge this2 means, and praise the wisdom of God, which hath thereby quite transformed them, and changed their whole man, in sanctifying them by his holy spirit, and giving of them assurance of salvation, which they confess could never have come to pass without the preaching of the word. This authority is given to the Ministers to pronounce the terrible judgements of God against sin, and whosoever he be that doth not repent and turn from the same, shall be as sure of everlasting damnation, as if he were already in hell.
And I giue vnto them eternall life, and they shall neuer perish, neither shall any plucke them out of mine hand. Wee see then it is a great argument of reprobation, when our hearts be so hard, that wee cannot beleeue the Gospell of Iesus Christ, for this is an infallible1 truth, that those which are the Lords, in his time he calleth, and they shall abide and neuer fall away; but those that are not his shall fall away, although they haue been passing ⟨p. 342⟩cunning hypocrites in outward holinesse. The children of God will acknowledge this2 meanes, and praise the wisedome of God, which hath thereby quite transfourmed them, and chaunged their whole man, in sanctifying them by his holy spirit, and giuing of them assurance of saluation, which they confesse could neuer haue come to passe without the preaching of the word. This authoritie is giuen to the Ministers to pronounce the terrible iudgements of God against sinne, and whosoeuer hee bee that doth not repent and turne from the same, shall be as sure of euerlasting damnation, as if hee were already in hell.