A02178:3187
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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So Nehemiah made a particular covenant with the rich men, that they should not oppress the poor, Nehem. 5. So Jeremiah caused the people to make a particular covenant. 44.
So Nehemiah made a particular couenant with the rich men, that they should not oppresse the poore, Nehem. 5. So Ieremy caused the people to make a particular couenāt. 44.
There is the same reason of the general covenant and the particular that is commanded, for we are bound to do them: therefore if we be slack in either of them, we must be sorry for it, if we have received grace we must stir it up, and for the stirring up of our selves we must not neglect this remedy.
There is the same reason of the generall couenant and the particular that is commaunded, for we are bound to doe them: therefore if we be slacke in either of them, we must be sorie for it, if wee haue receiued grace wee must stirre it vp, and for the stirring vp of our selues we must not neglect this remedie.
Now, where some take this to be a place from whence they might either draw an argument1 of free will, or prove by it that we are able to keep the law of God: they deceive themselves: for first, note the word here used, he saith not that he hath sworn to keep the law of God, but the judgements of God, which he often before & after in the second verse from this useth, for the righteous performance of Gods promises, or executing of his just ⟨p. 478⟩