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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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Many indeed (as Jo• witnesseth) can declare eloquently against the sins of others, yet we see few weep and lame it for them, as he did▪ But above all▪ notable is that place of the Spirit of God to stir us ••• to this practise, which is Ezech. 9. where a man is mentioned with a writers inkhorn by his side, which is sent of the Lord to go through the middest ⟨p. 458⟩of Jerusalem, and to save from the destroying and revenging Angel (which was to come) all them that mourned and cried for the abominations, which were done in the city. In which place▪ by marking the children of God unto salvation, is showed the manner of them, to w•• ▪ to mourn, and c•ie out against the wickedness of the people, which they see committed against Gods glory. Paul (1. Cor. 5.) showeth the Corinthians, that they had rejected & despised the incestuous person, but he also telleth them, that they had not mourned for him: the effect where of is set down 2. Cor. 7. where the Apostle rejoiceth, that he had wrought in them a godly sorrow, not to be repented of. We must therefore learn to lament the sins of them; with whom we live, and specially of them over whom we have charge▪ least in not so doing we be made guilty of the sins of others. Let us then away with that carnal emulation in the graces of another, and let us learn to give God the praise of his gifts in others, as though they were bestowed on our selves. But alas, our corruption is great here in▪ and is well set down (in Luke) in the elder brother, who repined at the receiving of his younger brother into his fathers favour.
Many indeed (as Io witnesseth) can declare loquently against the sinnes of others, yet we see few weepe and lame it for them, as he did But aboue all notable is that place of the Spirit of God to stirre vs to this practise, which is