A02178:3185
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.
A contract is between man and man: which when it is between God and man, it is called a vow. In contracts men leave some liberty to themselves, so that for some circumstances they need not keep it: but it is meet that every vow be performed to God.
A contract is betweene man and man: which when it is betweene God and man, it is called a vow. In contracts men leaue some libertie to themselues, so that for some circumstances they neede not keepe it: but it is meete that euery vow be performed to God.
These vows and covenants, are either general, such as the King maketh with his subjects, as Joas, and Josiah, and Nehemiah maketh a general covenant: or particular, as Asa made a particular covenant; which covenant is either commanded, or taken up for some cause, of and in respect of our selves, as means to avoid evil, or to lay hold of goodness, Ezra. 9. The particular covenant or vow, which is commanded, is ever contained under the general, and hath respect unto some special part thereof. And therefore many godly Kings took oaths of their subjects to leave some special sin, or to do some special good deeds. So men, &c.
These vowes and couenants, are either generall, such as the King maketh with his subiects, as Ioas, and Iosias, and Nehemiah maketh a generall couenant: or particular, as Asa made a particular couenant; which couenant is either commanded, or taken vp for some cause, of and in respect of our selues, as meanes to auoide euill, or to lay hold of goodnes, Ezra. 9. The particular couenant or vow, which is commanded, is euer contained vnder the generall, and hath respect vnto some speciall part thereof. And therefore many godly Kings tooke othes of their subiects to leaue some speciall sinne, or to doe some speciall good deedes. So men, &c.