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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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These duties thus performed bring wonderful commodity: And first of all, if the Minister do his duty in preaching, exhorting, living, praying, and watching over his flock with that care of the glory of God, and that desire of the salvation of his people that he ought, this profit shall he have; The Lord will bless his labour, and he shall make an acceptable and joyful account, and this which far passeth all the rest, he shall save his own soul, and because he hath been a faithful servant over a little, the Lord will make him his governor over a great deal even in his kingdom of blessedness.1
THese duties thus performed bring wonderfull commoditie: And first of all, if the Minister doe his dutie in preaching, exhorting, liuing, praying, and watching ouer his flocke with that care of the glorie of God, and that desire of the saluation of his people that he ought, this profit shall he haue; The Lord will blesse his labour, and he shall make an acceptable and ioyfull account, and this which farre passeth all the rest, he shall saue his owne soule, and because he hath been a faithfull seruant ouer a little, the Lord will make him his gouernour ouer a great deale euen in his kingdome of blessednes.1
If the people do their duty unto the Minister in obeying, reverencing him, fearing him, loving and providing all things for him, and last of all in praying faithfully for him, they shall make him a glad man, and stir him up with great joy to do for them all that be can, and even in great afflictions the remembrance of their dutifulness and constant faith shall minister abundance of consolation, that he shall be forced to say with the Apostle Paul, What 1thanks can we recompense to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we rejoice before the Lord for your sake? Thus shall they fill him with joy, and so win his heart, that he had a thousand lives, he would gladly give them for their sakes to do them good; and moreover, the Lord will bless him in great measure for their sake, with knowledge, that he may be the more profitable unto them, and in the end their souls shall be saved, which is an unspeakable treasure far passing all other things.