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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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This should make us exceeding careful, and wary when we offer our selves to Gods1 services, to search and dig deep into our hearts, that we may cast out all the loose earth that is there, and so our building may be on a rock, and not on the sand. We must purge2 away that leaven of hypocrisy, that hath wholly infected our nature, that so we be not found to halt in our worshipping of God, least he take us with the manner, as he did him that came without a wedding garment, whom he singled out from all the guests that were present, and that not only to ignominy & reproach, but to everlasting punishment and torment in hell fire. It is very dangerous then we see to deal hypocritically with God; it is not safe with men to pretend and say one thing before their faces, and to speak and do another behind their backs, because they may peradventure discern it: but it is more dangerous to dissemble with God, for he doth certainly discern it, and will as certainly punish it.
This should make vs exceeding carefull, and warie when wee offer our selues to Gods1 seruices, to search and dig deepe into our hearts, that we may cast out all the loose earth that is there, and so our building may be on a rocke, and not on the sand. Wee must purge2 away that leauē of hypocrisie, that hath wholy infected our nature, that so we be not found to halt in our worshipping of God, least he take vs with the manner, as hee did him that came without a wedding garment, whom he singled out from all the guests that were present, and that not only to ignominie & reproch, but to euerlasting punishment and torment in hel fire. It is very dangerous then we see to deale hypocritically with God; it is not safe with men to pretend and say one thing before their faces, and to speake and doe another behind their backes, because they may peraduenture discerne it: but it is more dangerous to dissemble with God, for he doth certainly discerne it, and will as certainly punish it.
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