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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.
Save me) with the Prophet let us at all times, in all places, for all persons, upon all occasions call upon God. For 1. it is his commandment: 2. a part of his worship: 3. an honour to him: 4 a testimony of our faith: 5. it distinguisheth him from idols, us from idolaters. 6 By it we obtain all things: 7. our many wants move us to this duty. 8. all nations call upon their Gods, shall not Jonah call upon his God▪ 9. By it we talk with God: 10. the contrary argueth an Atheist. Psal. 53. 4. Say therefore in all troubles, Save me ô Lord for thy mercy sake. 1. But remember that thou must call upon God alone for salvation. The Gentiles that know not God, have many other Saviours: the idolaters that know not God aright have many also. But cursed is the image, and the image maker: an idol is nothing, nothing worth, it works nothing: The learned Papist knoweth this, the ignorant must not. 6. If they would not have the poor people to adore their breaden God, why do they make it at sometimes to bleed? or their wooden gods, why do they cause them sometimes to speak, otherwhiles to sweat, many times to smile, and oftentimes to stretch forth the hand to receive oblations offered unto them? Origen saith well, Impossibile est ut qui Deum rectè novit supp ex sit statuae▪ It is impossible that he who truly knoweth God should fall down before an image. Lactantius said well, Non dubium est quin nulla sit tbireligio, ubi simulacrum est. How shall they call upon him whom they have not believed? how shall they believe on them which are no Gods, but the work of mens hands.
Saue me) with the Prophet let vs at all times, in all places, for all persons, vpon all occasions call vpon God. For 1. it is his commandement: 2. a part of his worship: 3. an honour to him: 4 a testimonie of our faith: 5. it distinguisheth him from idols, vs from idolaters. 6 By it we obtaine all things: 7. our many wants moue vs to this dutie. 8. all nations call vpon their Gods, shall not Ionah call vpon his God▪ 9. By it we talke with God: 10. the contrarie argueth an Atheist. Psal. 53. 4. Say therefore in all troubles, Saue me ô Lord for thy mercy sake. 1. But remember that thou must call vpon God alone forsaluation. The Gentiles that know not God, haue many other Sauiours: the idolaters that knowe not God aright haue many also. But cursed is the image, and the image maker: an idol is nothing, nothing worth, it workes nothing: The learned Papist knoweth this, the ignorant must not. 6. If they would not haue the poore people to adore their breaden God, why doe they make it at sometimes to bleede? or their wooden gods, why doe they cause them sometimes to speake, otherwhiles to sweate, many times to smile, and oftentimes to stretch forth the hand to receiue oblations offered vnto them? Origen saith well, Impossibile est vt qui Deum rectè nouit supp ex sit statuae It is impossible that he who truely knoweth God should fall downe before an image. Lactantius said well, Non dubium est quin nulla sit tbireligio, vbi simulacrum est. How shall they call vpon him whom they haue not beleeued? how shall they beleeue on them which are no Gods, but the worke of mens hands.