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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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Again, to the penitent, whose consciences are burdened with grief for their sins, he may pronounce the sweet promises of the Gospel, how Jesus Christ hath died for them,1 and hath discharged them before the judgement seat of GOD, and they shall be as sure of salvation, as if our Saviour Christ should speak from heaven himself, (who is Trueth and cannot lye) and say: Whosoevers sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them: and whosoevers sins ye retain, they are retained. This is a wonderful thing, and this shall Gods children confess an unspeakable goodness of the Lord God, in sending our brethren with such power. Sith then this is so necessary, they which will not confess this to be the ordinance and mean appointed of the Lord God, to bring his children home unto his heavenly Kingdom, either never heard of Jesus Christ, or else in miserable hypocrisy have heard and professed the Gospel, which shall be a testimony to their consciences, even to their utter condemnation.
Againe, to the penitent, whose consciences are burdened with griefe for their sinnes, he may pronounce the sweete promises of the Gospell, how Iesus Christ hath died for them,1 and hath discharged them before the iudgement seate of GOD, and they shall be as sure of saluation, as if our Sauiour Christ should speake from heauen himselfe, (who is Trueth and cannot lye) and say: Whosoeuers sinnes yee remit, they are remitted vnto them: and whosoevers sinnes yee retaine, they are retained. This is a wonderfull thing, and this shall Gods children confesse an vnspeakeable goodnesse of the Lord God, in sending our brethren with such power. Sith then this is so necessarie, they which will not confesse this to be the ordinance and meane appointed of the Lord God, to bring his children home vnto his heauenly Kingdome, either neuer heard of Iesus Christ, or else in miserable hypocrisie haue heard and professed the Gospell, which shall be a testimonie to their consciences, euen to their vtter condemnation.
- 1Certain condemnation of the wicked. The assured comfort of Gods children in Christ. John. 20. 23.Certaine condemnation of the wicked. The assured comfort of Gods childrē in Christ.