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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
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.
TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE, JOHN, LORD. STANHOP, BARON OF HARINGTON, VICECHAMberlaine to the Kings most excellent Majesty, and one of his Honourable privy Council, Grace and Peace.
TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE, IOHN, LORDE. STANHOP, BARON OF HARINGTON, VICECHAMberlaine to the Kings most excellent Maiestie, and one of his Honorable priuie Councell, Grace and Peace.
Right Honourable, Though Divinity as an Hand-maid, attend all other callings, (and by reason of her poverty serves many Masters) yet if she were esteemed according to her worth, she were worthy to become a Mistress to the most. Her Conception is Celestial, her Birth, in Paradise, her education in Canaan, her food Manna, her habit righteousness, her Arms, the Lamb, her children Saints, her kindred Angels, her habitation upon Earth, is the Church militant, and in Heaven the Church triumphant. This poor Lady hath ever yet lived by milk, which being drawn out of the two dugs of the Old and New Testament, is called the sincere milk of the word of God: after which all her true children do thirst, as after that food which must nourish their souls.
RIght Honourable, Though Diuinitie as an Hand-maide, attende all other callings, (and by reason of her pouertie serues manie Masters) yet if shee were esteemed according to her worth, shee were worthie to become a Mistresse to the most. Her Conception is Celestiall, her Birth, in Paradise, her education in Canaan, her foode Mannah, her habite righteousnes, her Armes, the Lambe, her children Saintes, her kinred Angels, her habitation vpon Earth, is the Church militant, and in Heauen the Church triumphant. This poore Ladie hath euer yet liued by milke, which being drawne out of the two dugs of the Olde and Newe Testament, is called the syncere milke of the word of God: after which all her true children doe thirst, as after that foode which must nourish their soules.