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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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Vers. 86. All thy commandments are true: they persecute me fulf•ly; help me.
Vers. 86. All thy commandements are true: they persecute me fulf•ly; helpe me.
HE hath an assured persuasion of the truth of his cause, and of the evil using of his enemies; both which he knoweth by the truth of Gods word: this maketh him to stand out in his good cause, and to stick to the truth of Gods word. This is a great thing: for the devil will throw into mens minds; if this cause were good, it should not be persecuted: but thou art more precise than needeth, &c. to this end, that if he could once ••ing them to doubt of their cause, they should leave suffering: for if men be once persuaded that their cause is evil, or if their cause be good, and yet if they know i• not, then can they not suffer for it. Therefore if we will stand in trouble, let us now in peace be assured, and grounded in the knowledge of the truth, and build up our selves now in faith and a good conscience. For if this be once said to us of the devil, Thou hast heard much, and yet least not profited, leave thy cause betime, or else thou wilt shame thy self, and thy cause to•; then it must be a great thing that will make us stand.
HE hath an assured perswasion of the truth of his cause, and of the euill vsing of his enemies; both which he knoweth by the truth of Gods word: this maketh him to stand out in his good cause, and to sticke to the truth of Gods word. This is a great thing: for the diuell will throw into mens minds; if this cause were good, it should not be persecuted: but thou art more precise than needeth, &c. to this end, that if he could once ••ing them to doubt of their cause, they should leaue suffering: for if men bee once perswaded that their cause is eu•l, or if their cause be good, and yet if they know i not, then can they not suffer for it. Therefore if wee will stand in trouble, let vs now in peace be assured, and grounded in the knowledge of the truth, and build vp our selues now in faith and a good conscience. For if this be once said to vs of the diuell, Thou hast heard much, and yet least not profited, leaue thy cause betime, or else thou wilt shame thy selfe, and thy cause to; then it must be a great thing that will make vs stand.