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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.
That love thy name. Whatsoever love he had to God, he would not express it by showing it to the Lord, but by testifying it to his word. The name of every person or thing serveth1 especially as we know, to make them known to us, and to discern them from other in that kind. So is it in the name of the Lord, whose name is set down to us Exod. 33. and 34. by the Lord himself speaking to Moses, The Lord passed before his face, and cried, the Lord, the Lord, strong, merciful and gracious, &c. We see what is the name of the Lord, the eternity, wisdom, power, strength, and goodness of the Lord: for all these things abide in him, and spring from him to his creatures as from a fountain.
That loue thy name. Whatsoeuer loue he had to God, he would not expresse it by shewing it to the Lord, but by testifying it to his word. The name of euery person or thing serueth1 especially as we know, to make them knowne to vs, and to discerne them from other in that kinde. So is it in the name of the Lord, whose name is set downe to vs Exod. 33. and 34. by the Lord himselfe speaking to Moses, The Lord passed before his face, and cried, the Lord, the Lord, strong, mercifull and gracious, &c. We see what is the name of the Lord, the eternitie, wisedome, power, strength, and goodnes of the Lord: for all these things abide in him, and spring from him to his creatures as from a fountaine.
- 1The name of the Lord.
Now, in that these things cannot be known but by the word, whatsoever love we show to God, we must testify it by obedience to his word. For in that he is in all these things so infinite, he showeth us in the second Commandment, that no Idol can express his wisdom, power, love and justice, but his word alone, which is the glass wherein alone whilst