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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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That is, they make not a trade, and common practise thereof. Slip they do, through the infirmity of the flesh, and subtlety of Satan, and the allurements of the world: but they do not ordinarily and customably go forward in unlawful and sinful courses. In that the Psalmist setteth down this as a part (and not the least part neither) of blessedness,1 That they work none iniquity, which walk in his ways: the doctrine to be learned2 hence, is this, that it is a marvellous great prerogative to be freed from the bondage of sin.
That is, they make not a trade, and common practise thereof. Slip they doe, through the infirmitie of the flesh, and subtilty of Sathan, and the allurements of the world: but they doe not ordinarily and customably goe forward in vnlawfull and sinfull courses. In that the Psalmist setteth downe this as a part (and not the least part neither) of blessednesse,1 That they worke none iniquitie, which walke in his waies: the doctrine to be learned2 hence, is this, that it is a maruellous great prerogatiue to be freed from the bondage of sin.
- 1Doct. 3.
- 2A prerogative to be freed from sin.A prerogatiue to be freed from sinne.
If there were no other reward but this, yet it were a happy thing to be religious, even in this respect, that we shall be set at liberty from such a service. This point is evident from1