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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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Thy testimonies are wonderful: Hereof say the Papists that the word of God being mystical, should not be taught to the common sort of people, & the common people say themselves: what will ye have us do with the word of God? what should simple men meddle with it? we are not like the learned, it is for you, it is for you that are learned, not for us. The holy ghost here most fitly provideth against the Papists and the common people Let us know then this, that a simple man of the country, though at the first he be not so capable, yet offering and submitting his heart and whole reason to the Lord, and his word, he shall afterward attain to great knowledge.
Thy testimonies are wonderfull: Hereof say the Papists that the word of God being mystical, should not be taught to the common sort of people, & the common people say themselues: what will ye haue vs doe with the word of God? what should simple men meddle with it? we are not like the learned, it is for you, it is for you that are learned, not for vs. The holy ghost here most fitly prouideth against the Papists and the common people Let vs know then this, that a simple man of the countrie, though at the first he be not so capable, yet offering and submitting his heart and whole reason to the Lord, and his word, he shall afterward attaine to great knowledge.
They are wonderful then to humane wit, and reason not sanctified, and the more wise men wander in the skies, and hover aloft in vain conceits, and yet have not learned Christ Jesus crucified, have nothing in them, when as poor simple people desirous to be taught, do understand wonderful things. The Prophet saith, Psalm. 78. Hear my word O my people, &c. I will open my mouth in a parable &c. and he addeth afterward, we will not hide them from their children. He calleth them high speeches, and dark sentences to mans capacity; but Gods people can understand them: they are hidden to them that trust too much to their own reason and are revealed unto them that renounce their own reason.
They are wonderfull then to humane wit, and reason not sanctified, and the more wise men wander in the skyes, and houer aloft in vaine conceites, and yet haue not learned Christ Iesus crucified, haue nothing in them, when as poore simple people desirous to be taught, doe vnderstand wonderfull things. The Prophet saith,