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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.
Knowledge.
There are many who have a general knowledge of the Truth, but when it comes to particular practise, they are hindered with profits, pleasures,1 and self-love.
THere are manie who haue a generall knowledge of the Truth, but when it comes to particular practise, they are hindred with profites, pleasures,1 and selfeloue.
- 1A general knowledge.A generall knowledge.
2 They whose knowledge is in swelling words, and painted eloquence of humane wisdom, being but a doctrine of the letter, in their death they are as if they knew nothing of Christ crucified: and whereof comes it, that there is so much preaching, and so little learning? but because men preach and delight to hear plausible novelties, to please the ear rather then the simple power of the1 Word to pierce the heart: they take the bone, and refuse the marrow: they are content with the shell, but want the kernel: and not only the law killeth, but also the Gospel:2 that is, the letter of the Gospel being ministered without the spirit. Ask the wounded conscience, what comfort it is to hear that Christ dyed for our sins; Nay, ask if this gall not as much as the law it self, so long as it is rather conceived by reason, than received by faith.