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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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Seeing the Lord will put much into their hands, who handle a little well, we must express our knowledge by life, and our profession by practise. If a man would consider, how fearfully the Lord hath made him, how wonderfully he hath redeemed him, with what power he hath converted him, should he spend his youth in vanity, or his age in worldliness,1 and so become deprived of all Gods graces in death? Look into the former times: Joseph being but seventeen years old, was wiser than all his brethren: young Samuel was wiser than old Ely: Moses than the Egyptians: David than Saul: Solomon was wiser in his youth, than the grey hairs: Daniel, Azariah, Mishel, wiser than all the Astrologians, Chaldeans, and Magicians: Timothy being but young, was preferred to the Evangelistship: Paul wiser than all the Apostles. Behold our age, how mercifully the Lord hath blessed many young men; and why are ancient men now so barren of knowledge? even because they are barren in a good conscience.
SEeing the Lord will put much into their hands, who handle a little well, wee must expresse our knowledge by life, and our profession by practise. If a man would consider, how fearfully the Lord hath made him, how wōderfully he hath redeemed him, with what power he hath conuerted him, should he spend his youth in vanitie, or his age in worldlinesse,1 and so become depriued of all Gods graces in death? Looke into the former times: Ioseph being but seuenteene yeeres old, was wiser than all his brethren: young Samuel was wiser than old Ely: Moyses than the Egyptians: Dauid than Saul: Salomon was wiser in his youth, than the gray haires: Daniel, Azariah, Mishel, wiser than all the Astrologians, Chaldeans, and Magicians: Timothie being but young, was preferred to the Euangelistship: Paul wiser than all the Apostles. Behold our age, how mercifully the Lord hath blessed many young men; and why are ancient men now so barren of knowledge? euen because they are barren in a good conscience.
- 1Youth blessed of God.