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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
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.
This is the chiefest of all, that it cannot be taken from us: for all heresies and sects are discerned by the word truly understood, by this, I say, that the word truly understood, giveth faith, whereby we are surely persuaded of the life to come and of the resurrection, Paul saith, Act. 20. that without faith in the resurrection there is no religion: so Joh. 6. and Phil. 2.
This is the chiefest of all, that it cannot bee taken from vs: for all heresies and sects are discerned by the word truly vnderstood, by this, I say, that the word truly vnderstood, giueth faith, whereby wee are surely perswaded of the life to come and of the resurrection, Paul saith, Act. 20. that without faith in the resurrection there is no religion: so Ioh. 6. and Phil. 2.
Therefore Heresy, Papistry, and Paganism can give no true inheritance, because they cannot assure us of our salvation. Again, the truth giveth us not imaginary good things, but good things in truth; and assureth us truly that we shall be saved, and they have not these, they therefore have no true inheritance.
Therefore Heresie, Papistrie, and Paganisme can giue no true inheritance, because they cannot assure vs of our saluation. Againe, the truth giueth vs not imaginarie good things, but good things in truth; and assureth vs truly that wee shall bee saued, and they haue not these, they therefore haue no true inheritance.