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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
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.
1 First, no vain thing is commanded, but every precept that he giveth is holy, and every duty prescribed to us, is needful to be performed, he requireth nothing but that which is good and just: and who can charge us to do more than enough, whiles we deal only in that which is just and good? 2 Secondly, the Lord desireth to be served with all due care and faithfulness. Can any man say, I am before hand with him, and I have done more for his sake than he hath for mine? do we not receive from him breath, and being, and life, and living, and preservation, and salvation it self, and all things else? 3 Thirdly, our labour is not lost, nor travel mis-spent in yielding obedience to him: for he will reward it at the full, and above all desert. No man worketh for him without wages: not a godly action, not a godly word, not a godly purpose, not a godly motion of heart shall pass without pay and compensation. 4 Fourthly, every default and omission of well doing, at every time deserveth damnation: and either shall be recompensed with the death of the sinner, or hath been already requited with the torments of Christ▪ which serveth
1 First, no vaine thing is commaunded, but euery precept that he giueth is holy, and euery dutie prescribed to vs, is needfull to be performed, he requireth nothing but that which is good and iust: and who can charge vs to doe more than enough, whiles we deale onely in that which is iust and good? 2 Secondly, the Lord desireth to be serued with all due care and faithfulnesse. Can any man say, I am before hand with him, and I haue done more for his sake than he hath for mine? doe we not receiue from him breath, and being, and life, and liuing, and preseruation, and saluation it selfe, and all things else? 3 Thirdly, our labour is not lost, nor trauell mis-spent in yeelding obedience to him: for he will reward it at the full, and aboue all desert. No man worketh for him without wages: not a godly action, not a godly word, not a godly purpose, not a godly motion of heart shall passe without pay and compensation. 4 Fourthly, euery default and omission of well doing, at euery time deserueth damnation: and either shalbe recompenced with the death of the sinner, or hath beene alreadie requited with the torments of Christ▪ which serueth