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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.
There was in time past less knowledge, more practise, less science, more conscience, ⟨p. 466⟩less understanding, more wisdom; but now there is more knowledge, and less practise,1 because men labour not to keep the word of God in a good conscience. When we shall see therefore heretics grow wiser then Preachers, Idolaters wiser then true Professors, some young imps of Satan, wiser then old Ancients in the house of God; we must know, they are made so foolish, either because they are not of a good conscience, or lye in some secret sin.
There was in time past lesse knowledge, more practise, lesse science, more conscience, ⟨p. 466⟩lesse vnderstanding, more wisedome; but now there is more knowledge, and lesse practise,1 because men labour not to keepe the word of God in a good conscience. When wee shall see therefore heretikes growe wiser then Preachers, Idolaters wiser then true Professors, some young impes of Sathan, wiser then olde Ancients in the house of God; we must knowe, they are made so foolish, either because they are not of a good conscience, or lye in some secret sinne.
- 1To keep the word in a good conscience, brings a man to wisdom.To keepe the word in a good conscience, brings a man to wisedome.
Would it not grieve a good […] to labour many Winters and Summers, and in the end to find no Ha•uest? what […] full thing, think you, would it then be to a Minister, after he hath long travailed to •••• no fruit? The Lord undoubtedly will punish such fruitless Professors, with hardness of heart, i they will not hear with care, that care may cause prayer, that prayer may bring forth meditation, and meditation may have in fruit in godliness, and practise in perseverance.