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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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Hebr. 10. 27 The nature of it is set down, where the Apostle heavily threateneth them,1 that willingly give over themselves to sin, and there is named in the proper tongue, the zeal of fire. For as fire is not without it heat, but oft bursteth forth into a flame: so zeal is hot, and cannot long be held in. It is described also by contraries, Revel▪ 3. where the holy Ghost reproveth the church of Laodicea, because they were neither hot nor cold, but lukewarm, such as the Lord would spue out of his mouth: and afterward is added, be zealous & amend. Where we see how zeal is opposed to luke-warmness, which is too temperate a warmness for the profession of the Gospel. We must not then only renounce coldness far from us, and put away lukewarmness, but we must be very hot and fervent in the profession of the truth.
Hebr. 10. 27 The nature of it is set downe, where the Apostle heauily threatneth them,1 that willingly giue ouer themselues to sinne, and there is named in the proper tongue, the zeale of fire. For as fire is not without it heate, but oft bursteth forth into a flame: so zeale is hote, and cannot long be held in. It is described also by contraries, Reuel▪ 3. where the holie Ghost reproueth the church of Laodicea, because they were neither hot nor cold, but lukewarme, such as the Lord would spue out of his mouth: and afterward is added, bee zealous & amend. Where we see how zeale is opposed to luke-warmnes, which is too temperate a warmenes for the profession of the Gospell. Wee must not then onely renounce coldnes farre from vs, and put away lukewarmnes, but wee must be very hote and feruent in the profession of the truth.
- 1Of Zeal.Of Zeale.