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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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Leaving now the carnal and worldly zeal, we know how zealous Idolaters were, that they would even offer their children in the fire. We know the zeal of the Jews, Math. 13. who would compass Sea and Land to make a man a Proselyte. Heretics, as we see, spare no labour, and let not for a••e cost to maintain their Heresies: but these are not good. The true zeal is that whereof the Apostle speaketh, 1. Cor. 11. I am jealous over you with an holy jealousy. Rom: 10. the Apostle •aith, the Jews had the zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
Leauing now the carnall and worldly zeale, wee know how zealous Idolaters were, that they would euen offer their children in the fire. We know the zeale of the Iewes, Math. 13. who would compasse Sea and Land to make a man a Proselyte. Heretikes, as we see, spare no labour, and let not for a••e cost to maintaine their Heresies: but these are not good. The true zeale is that whereof the Apostle speaketh, 1. Cor. 11. I am iealous ouer you with an holie jealousie. Rom: 10. the Apostle •aith, the Iewes had the zeale of God, but not according to knowledge.
Wherefore to show some properties of true zeal, whereby we may try our selves, let us first know that our zeal must be grounded on knowledge: for otherwise it will carry1 us further to destruction, as it did them who oppressed the truth, and persecuted the dear servants of God, and yet thought that they did well. Wherefore in true zeal it is requisite, to have knowledge going before. We see the zeal of the Prophet did arise here of the contempt of the law of God. For seeing it to be o exquisite, perfect, everlasting, powerful, & comfortable, it is a manifest argument that he was well grounded on the word. This zeal then (that we may the less be deceived with the contrary) hath these few rules: first, as we have already said, it must be agreeable wholly with the word of God, to begin where it beginneth to end, where it endeth. Therefore we may thus try our true zeal: If first, and especially, we make conscience of the principal matters of the word, as of prayer, of the Sacraments, of discipline, of charity: and then of the less things that are commanded,