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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 15: OF THE CONFESSION OF SINS.Part 3 › Sermon 15: OF THE CONFESSION OF SINNES.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Our losses have been greater than our winnings, because the good of men hath not been provided for by building them up. For though they hear sins spoken against, yet seeing ⟨p. 360⟩godliness and religion to decay, the Lords day not being celebrated with reverence, men not prepared for the receiving of the holy Sacrament, never fasting, never confessing, &c. yet the weak are not stayed or drawn on, but fall away: the adversaries mouth is not stopped, but set wide open, because truth is not enough spoken of and practised.
Our losses haue been greater thā our winnings, because the good of men hath not been prouided for by building thē vp. For though they heare sinnes spoken against, yet seeing ⟨p. 360⟩godlines and religion to decay, the Lords day not being celebrated with reuerence, men not prepared for the receiuing of the holy Sacrament, neuer fasting, neuer confessing, &c. yet the weake are not staied or drawne on, but fal away: the aduersaries mouth is not stopped, but set wide open, because truth is not enough spoken of and practised.
God is not glorified: for they who are won, are not so truly won, but become hypocrites: and many are not won at all, because the truth is not fully delivered: for hearing some things spoken against, they are led to contrary heresies, by reason they were not grounded in the truth, which teacheth it self and errors also, as good showeth evil and it self also.
God is not glorified: for they who are wonne, are not so truly wonne, but become hypocrites: and many are not wonne at all, because the truth is not fully deliuered: for hearing some things spoken against, they are led to contrarie heresies, by reason they were not grounded in the truth, which teacheth it selfe and errors also, as good sheweth euil and it selfe also.