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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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And although it seem an easy doctrine, that God will by one way or other punish sin, and think that we have learned this before it be taught: yet we shall find our selves ignorant of the practise of it, which if we knew, it would be a key of the whole Scriptures unto us. And thus much of the general doctrine, now of the particular; For their deceit is vain. As if the Prophet should say, notwithstanding all their high imaginations1 thou hast destroyed them, for they have but deceived themselves in false religion and vanity of life. Thus then let us consider of it, that whether our vanity be in religion or life, it is but deceit. Heresy and Idolatry carry a great sway, under a colour of godly life: but when Gods judgements sweep them away, they seem vain, that neither their Idols can help them, nor their opinions comfort them.
And although it seeme an easie doctrine, that God will by one way or other punish sinne, and thinke that we haue learned this before it be taught: yet we shall finde our selues ignorant of the practise of it, which if we knew, it would be a key of the whole Scriptures vnto vs. And thus much of the generall doctrine, now of the particular; For their deceit is vaine. As if the Prophet should say, notwithstanding all their high imaginations1 thou hast destroyed them, for they haue but deceiued themselues in false religion and vanitie of life. Thus then let vs consider of it, that whether our vanitie be in religion or life, it is but deceit. Heresie and Idolatrie carrie a great sway, vnder a colour of godly life: but when Gods iudgements sweepe them away, they seeme vaine, that neither their Idols can helpe them, nor their opinions comfort them.
- 1All vanity both of life and religion is but deceit.All vanitie both of life and religion is but deceit.