A02178:3195
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.
because they have not their warrant out of the word1 of God. And though wine maketh drunkards, being immoderately taken; yet it is no reason, seeing it maketh glad the heart of man in it own nature, why others should not use it, which have weak bodies: yet thus much will I grant, that if a man that hath been drunk by too immoderate drinking of wine, doth vow for a time to relinquish it, this is not unadvised, seeing we are commanded, if our eye offend us, to pull it out, and if our foot doth hurt us, to cut it off. Again, if a man given to concupiscence shall solemnly vow to refrain the familiarity of wanton women, and will not come in place where light2 women frequent, but with Job shall make a covenant with his eyes, we see this by the word also to be warrantable. And thus much for means to avoid evil: now for means to do good.
because they haue not their warrant out of the word1 of God. And though wine maketh drunkards, being immoderately taken; yet it is no reason, seeing it maketh glad the heart of man in it owne nature, why others should not vse it, which haue weake bodies: yet thus much will I grant, that if a man that hath beene drunke by too immoderate drinking of wine, doth vow for a time to relinquish it, this is not vnaduised, seeing we are commaunded, if our eye offend vs, to pull it out, and if our foote doth hurt vs, to cut it off. Againe, if a man giuen to concupiscence shall solemnely vow to refraine the familiaritie of wanton women, and will not come in place where light2 women frequent, but with Iob shall make a couenant with his eyes, we see this by the word also to be warrantable. And thus much for meanes to auoide euill: now for meanes to doe good.
- 1To vow against drunkenness.To vow against drunkennes.
- 2To vow against whoredom.To vow against whordome.