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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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Here then we must learn to bear with the infirmities one with another, but especially1 with the frailties of the children of God: neither are we so heinously to be offended with the infirmities of the godly, as with the presumptuous sins of the ungodly and obstinate. True it is indeed, that our zeal must cause us most to be grieved for the sins of the godly, by how much they were come nearer to the image of God, than others. Howbeit it must always be with a fellow feeling and pitiful sympathy towards them, as the Apostle exhorteth us, Rom. 15. that the same mind should be in us, which was in Christ Jesus, of which place we have spoken often before.
Here then we must learne to beare with the infirmities one with another, but especially1 with the frailties of the children of God: neither are we so hainously to be offended with the infirmities of the godly, as with the presumptuous sins of the vngodly and obstinate. True it is indeed, that our zeale must cause vs most to be grieued for the sins of the godly, by how much they were come neerer to the image of God, than others. Howbeit it must alwaies be with a fellow feeling and pitifull sympathie towards them, as the Apostle exhorteth vs, Rom. 15. that the same minde should be in vs, which was in Christ Iesus, of which place we haue spoken often before.
- 1To hear with the frailties of Gods children.To heare with the frailties of Gods children.
Wherefore we must make Gods friends our friends, without any respect of persons, howsoever they be otherwise far distant from us, either by place, or familiarity, or nature, or howsoever: and on the contrary, whosoever is Gods enemy, must also be ours, howsoever we are joined together, yea, though we lie both together in one womb.