A02178:2633
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
This serveth for our instruction, that seeing it is such a preeminence not to be a worker1 of iniquity, therefore we should hereby fence and arm our selves against all enticements, whereby we might be allured to sin, either in hart or in behaviour, when pleasure smileth upon us, or filthy lucre setteth on our hearts, or preferment calleth for us, &c. Let this be as a buckler whereby to repel all the fiery darts of the Devil: It is a blessed thing to work none iniquity, and, what should it profit a man to win the whole world, and to loose his own soul▪ Moses chose rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, then to enjoy the pleasures of 2sin, and the preferments of Egypt for a season.
This serueth for our instruction, that seeing it is such a preheminence not to be a worker1 of iniquity, therefore we should hereby fence and arme our selues against all enticements, whereby we might be allured to sinne, either in hart or in behauiour, when pleasure smileth vpon vs, or filthy lucre setteth on our hearts, or preferment calleth for vs, &c. Let this be as a buckler whereby to repell all the fiery darts of the Diuell: It is a blessed thing to worke none iniquitie, and, what should it profit a man to winne the whole world, and to loose his owne soule▪ Moses chose rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, then to enioy the pleasures of 2sinne, and the preferments of Egipt for a season.
- 1Use. 1.Vse. 1.
- 2Luk. 9. 21. Heb. 11. 25. 26.