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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
Part 3 › Sermon 14 › Section 4: The fourth part of the danger for not doing these duties faithfully.
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and so much the rather ought he to look more nearly to all his ways, because the adversaries, if any thing be otherwise than well with the Ministers, will straightway with open mouth blaspheme the Gospel, which is most pure and unreprovable: whereas if they have nothing whereof to accuse the Minister, neither can they blame the word which they only heave at to overthrow it if it were possible, taking occasion by the Minister to blame the word. For an other cause ⟨p. 358⟩also must he live unreprovable, and that is, because he must watch over the souls of other, which charge he cannot perform, except he be able to watch over his own. Thirdly in this respect, that his election may be surely known unto himself, least in preaching of1 the election unto other he be a reprobate himself. So that when he threateneth the judgements of God against other, he shall condemn himself, and when he raiseth up the penitent with the promises, he himself shall fall into the hole of his own condemnation, and no man shall be able to comfort him, 4. Last of all, he must ••••e his flock so dearly that he must give his life for them. But because it were contrary to the words of our Saviour Christ to say he might not fly at any time; and on the other side if we say he may fly, we should put no difference between the true Ministers and the hirelings; we have heard that the Lord will teach his faithful Ministers by his holy spirit, when it is good to fly, and when not. Thus much have we learned concerning the duty of Ministers.
and so much the rather ought he to looke more neerely to all his waies, because the aduersaries, if any thing be otherwise than well with the Ministers, will straightway with open mouth blaspheme the Gospell, which is most pure and vnreproueable: whereas if they haue nothing whereof to accuse the Minister, neither can they blame the word which they onely heaue at to ouerthrow it if it were possible, taking occasion by the Minister to blame the word. For an other cause ⟨p. 358⟩also must he liue vnreproueable, and that is, because hee must watch ouer the soules of other, which charge he cannot performe, except he be able to watch ouer his own. Thirdly in this respect, that his election may be surely known vnto himselfe, least in preaching of