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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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This must make us afraid, and ashamed of our selves, that we having the like infirmities, have not the like affections. True it is, that to be sparing in these oaths, is a good token of a Christian, so that he be but a novice in Christs school (for every man must not use this oath, because he knoweth not his own strength) but we must not always be at A. B. C. and dwell still in the principles of Religion.
This must make vs afraid, and ashamed of our selues, that we hauing the like infirmities, haue not the like affections. True it is, that to be sparing in these othes, is a good token of a Christian, so that he be but a nouice in Christs schoole (for euery man must not vse this oth, because he knoweth not his owne strength) but we must not alwaies be at A. B. C. and dwell still in the principles of Religion.
Neither must we think that the Prophet here made any new or strange covenant, but rather he iterated that covenant, which before he had made in circumcision, & although we make no such covenant now, yet we must know, that we have made them before. For this was a renewing of his oath, which he made, when he was circumcised, and entered into Gods family. ⟨p. 477⟩And because I am not here to enter into the discourse of many particular vows; we1 shall speak of our general vow, which we make in Baptism, which though we do not renew, yet we are much to be ashamed of it. We find, that vows are either general or particular. And here by the way we must note, that that which we call a compact between man and man, the same is a vow between God and man. For as in civill affairs, a compact is a straight thing and bindeth us more before men, than a ba•e promise; and promises simply made, seem to have greater liberty than a compact: so also promises made to the Lord must keep us in obedience, but especially vows, as a double bond, are far more nearly and carefully to be performed.