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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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2 And as their persons are hateful to the Lord, so are their services abhorred of him:1 for indeed they are not the services of God, but of Satan, and of their own flesh: and2 therefore be they never so glorious in outward show, and let them pretend never so much zeal in the performance of them, yet the Lord hath them in utter detestation: As we may plainly see in the hypocritical Pharisees, they would be every where praying with3 great devotion: and very often fasting, with great austerity, and blowing a trumpet to give notice unto men of their almsdeeds and liberality, and striving with all their might by external observations, to win themselves the praise of holy & zealous men:4 yet for all this, our Saviour sharply rebuketh them, saying; Ye are they which justify your selves before men, but God knoweth your hearts, for that which is highly esteemed before men, is an abomination in the sight of God. It is as loathsome unto him as carrions, or toads, or any such creatures as mans nature doth most abhor, can be unto us.
2 And as their persons are hatefull to the Lord, so are their seruices abhorred of him:1 for indeed they are not the seruices of God, but of Sathan, and of their owne flesh: and2 therefore be they neuer so glorious in outward shew, and let them pretend neuer so much zeale in the performance of them, yet the Lord hath them in vtter detestation: As we may plainly see in the hypocriticall Pharisies, they would be euery where praying with3 great deuotion: and very often fasting, with great austeritie, and blowing a trumpet to giue notice vnto men of their almesdeeds and liberalitie, and striuing with all their might by externall obseruations, to winne themselues the praise of holy & zealous men:4