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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.
As we have to learn, that we shall not be without oppressors, if we do well: so must we learn how to behave our selves therein. It seemeth monstrous to some, that we should by welldoing purchase such enemies, as if when ye do well, ye suffer wrong, and take it patiently▪ this is acceptable to God: 1. Pet. 3. 13. Who is it that will harm you, if you follow that which is good? Yet it is a thing in the secret judgement of God, either to the trial of the faith of his children, or the fulfilling of the sins of the wicked. Who would think a man should have enemies, but by desert. True it is, if the world were aright: but because we live in such a world, wherein Christ himself executing judgement and righteousness did suffer, because it hated him, much more must we look for it, as Christ himself hath also fore warned, because the servant must not be above his master; and because we labour and cease not to hinder the kingdom of Satan, he enarmeth the world with hatred against us also. We must not think that we can be here quiet. For although we be sometimes troubled because we have not done somewhat, which we ought: yet often we must be oppressed as righteous doers, although not so, as our enemies finally shall prevail against us.
As we haue to learne, that we shall not be without oppressors, if we doe well: so must we learne how to behaue our selues therein. It seemeth monstrous to some, that we should by weldoing purchase such enemies, as if when ye do well, ye suffer wrong, and take it patiently▪ this is acceptable to God: 1. Pet. 3. 13. Who is it that will harme you, if you follow that which is good? Yet it is a thing in the secret iudgement of God, either to the triall of the faith of his children, or the fulfilling of the sins of the wicked. Who would thinke a man should haue enemies, but by desert. True it is, if the world were aright: but because wee liue in such a world, wherein Christ himselfe executing iudgemēt and righteousnes did suffer, because it hated him, much more must we looke for it, as Christ himselfe hath also fore warned, because the seruant must not be aboue his maister; and because we labour and cease not to hinder the kingdome of Sathan, hee enarmeth the world with hatred against vs also. We must not think that we can be here quiet. For although we be sometimes troubled because we haue not done somewhat, which we ought: yet often we must be oppressed as righteous doers, although not so, as our enemies finally shall preuaile against vs.