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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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Yea sometimes, when men praise and extol them; yet they blush within themselves, and have an holy indignation against their own souls, that they have dealt hypocritically, or vaingloriously, or lightly, or indisc•••tly, or passionately. This is a very singular mark, and undoubted argument of great piety and sincerity. As on the contrary, it is a certain note of gross hypocrisy, ever to be caring what men think and speak of us, and of our doings, and never to regard what God seeth amiss in the same.
Yea somtimes, when men praise and extoll them; yet they blush within themselues, and haue an holy indignation against their owne soules, that they haue dealt hypocritically, or vaingloriously, or lightly, or indisc•••tly, or passionately. This is a very singular marke, and vndoubted argument of great pietie and sincerity. As on the contrary, it is a certaine note of grosse hypocrisie, euer to bee caring what men thinke and speake of vs, and of our doings, and neuer to regard what God seeth amisse in the same.
1. The last note (though many other might be named) shall be this, patiently to endure1 an admonition and reproof, and to be desirous of the same, to the intent we may profit thereby: in public to like best, and desire most those sermons, wherein our own corruptions are most throughly met withal, and struck at with greatest sharpness and vehemency: and in private to be most glad of the society of those friends, that will in wisdom and mercy tell us most often, and most plainly of our faults.
1. The last note (though many other might be named) shal be this, patiently to endure1 an admonition and reproofe, and to be desirous of the same, to the intent we may profite thereby: in publike to like best, and desire most those sermons, wherein our owne corruptions are most throughly met withall, and strucke at with greatest sharpnes and vehemencie: and in priuate to be most glad of the societie of those friends, that will in wisedome and mercie tell vs most often, and most plainly of our faults.