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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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Concerning general vows, we know that in the ordaining of Kings, vows were made from them to the Lord, as also some passed from their Princes to the people, as 2. Chro 23. where Jehoiad• took the Captains of hundreds in covenant with him: And all the Congregation made a covenant with the King Josh in the house of God. And as 2 Chron. 34. 31. Josiah when he had destroyed the Idols, and reformed the Temple, after the finding of the book of the Law, stood by the pillar, and made a covenant before the Lord to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes. &c. Also Neh•. 10. we shall find a general covenant confirmed by an oath.
Concerning generall vowes, we know that in the ordaining of Kings, vowes were made from them to the Lord, as also some passed from their Princes to the people, as 2. Chro 23. where Iehoiad• tooke the Captaines of hundreths in couenant with him: And all the Congregation made a couenant with the King Io•sh in the house of God. And as 2 Chron. 34. 31. Iosiah when hee had destroyed the Idols, and reformed the Temple, after the finding of the booke of the Lawe, stood by the pillar, and made a couenant before the Lord to walke after the Lord, and to keepe his commandements, and his testimonies, and his statutes. &c. Also Neh•. 10. we shall finde a generall couenant confirmed by an oath.
Concerning particular covenants, they are either simply according to Gods word, or1 else taken up for some special end, either as means to come to some good, or else as bridles to avoid some evil, as