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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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A saying that may touch us to the quick, that we are but having a glimmering light, as Paul had in the outward man at his conversion, or being as purblind men, not having1 our eyes clean out, nor our sight clear, when we have knowledge, and labour not to build virtue upon virtue. If then thou hast not a care to profit by the word, thou hast a dark sight, and a glimmering light, there is a shadow before thine eyes, thou canst not discern chalk from cheese. No marvel then, why so few are sharp sighted in the word, sith either we know little, or knowing somewhat, we practise nothing.
A saying that may touch vs to the quicke, that wee are but hauing a glimmering light, as Paul had in the outward man at his conuersion, or being as purblinde men, not hauing1 our eyes cleane out, nor our sight cleere, when we haue knowledge, and labour not to build vertue vpon vertue. If then thou hast not a care to profite by the word, thou hast a darke sight, and a glimmering light, there is a shadowe before thine eyes, thou canst not discerne chalke from cheese. No maruaile then, why so few are sharpe sighted in the word, sith either we know little, or knowing somewhat, we practise nothing.
- 1Purblind they are, that either know little, or, knowing never so much, do practise nothing.Purblinde they are, that either knowe little, or, knowing neuer so much, doe practise nothing.
Again, as if we have gone some part of the journey in light, and yet pass the other in darkness, it is very dangerous: likewise in regeneration, though we have spent some part of our life in the obedience of true knowledge, and in the residue of our life do not escape the willnes of the flesh, we cannot without dangerous darkness hold forth our course in the Spirit. If we mingle light and darkness together, and confound the world and the Church, the wisdom of God, and the inventions of man, we do not as yet truly obey, nor walk in the light of the word.