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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.
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.
This Word it was decreed by God the Father, preached by God the Son, inspired by God the holy Ghost, and by Angels, Prophets, Apostles, and Evangelists successively made known to the children of the Church. The Church of the Jews knew it only for a time, there he thewed his ways unto Jacob, his statutes and ordinances unto Israel. The Church of the Gentiles shall know it for ever: he dealeth now graciously with every Nation, and the Heathen have knowledge of his Laws. True it is indeed, the Jews have the Bible, but by reason of that curtain drawn before their eyes, they cannot see him, who is the end of the Bible, there is a great difference between them and us.