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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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and even he also, though he have the applause at one time, may go away with the disgrace at another, or if his credit do continue all his life time, yet death will take it away at last. From all which the Apostle would have us draw this conclusion, that if such kind of persons, notwithstanding all that hath been said, will so bestir themselves, and seek to acquit themselves every way like men: then much more ought we to put our selves to it, and with all alacrity run the race that is set before us, sith we run not at an uncertainty, but are sure to obtain the crown; o•e shall not prevent nor deprive another, but all shall undoubtedly get that which they do expect: and especially seeing that withal we strive for an incorruptible crown, and shall attain unto, not a fading and vanishing, but an abiding and everlasting dignity.
and euen hee also, though he haue the applause at one time, may goe away with the disgrace at another, or if his credit doe continue all his life time, yet death will take it away at last. From all which the Apostle would haue vs drawe this conclusion, that if such kinde of persons, notwithstanding all that hath been saide, will so bestirre themselues, and seeke to acquit themselues euery way like men: then much more ought wee to put our selues to it, and with all alacrity runne the race that is set before vs, sith wee runne not at an vncertainty, but are sure to obtaine the crowne; o•e shall not preuent nor depriue another, but all shall vndoubtedly get that which they doe expect: and especially seeing that withal we striue for an incorruptible crowne, and shal attaine vnto, not a fading and vanishing, but an abiding and euerlasting dignity.
O but (will some say) if we bestow our p••n•s and endeavours so much about spiritual1 things, in the mean time, we shall neglect those earthly things that are needful, and so bring our selves to poverty. Ny, not so, provision for our everlasting