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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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Concerning this word, thy law, we may note, that he putteth the law of God, & his love thereunto, for his love to God, for this end, because every man will say, that he loveth God; as the Turk, the Pope, the Family of love; but few of us, and none of them, do love his word. For is there any heretic, or hath bin, who persuadeth not himself, and would persuade1 others, that he loveth God? Wherefore to our use, we must know, that if we fear the Lord, we must fear him in his threatenings denounced by his word; if we say, we love him, we must love his promises contained in his truth; if we obey him, we must obey his commandments revealed in his will; if we will worship him, we must worship him according to the prescript rule of his own ordinances.
Concerning this word, thy law, we may note, that he putteth the law of God, & his loue thereunto, for his loue to God, for this end, because euery man wil say, that he loueth God; as the Turke, the Pope, the Familie of loue; but few of vs, and none of them, doe loue his word. For is there any heretike, or hath bin, who perswadeth not himselfe, and would perswade1 others, that he loueth God? Wherefore to our vse, we must know, that if we feare the Lord, we must feare him in his threatnings denounced by his word; if we say, we loue him, we must loue his promises contained in his truth; if we obey him, we must obey his commandements reuealed in his will; if we will worship him, we must worship him according to the prescript rule of his owne ordinances.
- 1Love God, love his word. Joh. 14. 23.Loue God, loue his word. Ioh. 14. 23.
For the first reason, which we have showed to be, the hearty hatred of false doctrine, or