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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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The fifth rule is, that we must be stricter to our selves, than to any others in some things,1 and we must offer more liberty to others than to our selves: If we complain of sin, let us be at most defiance with our own corruptions; so when we fight against the corruptions of others, we shall not fight against their persons, but against their sins.
The fift rule is, that we must be stricter to our selues, than to any others in some things,1 and we must offer more libertie to others than to our selues: If we complaine of sinne, let vs be at most defiance with our owne corruptions; so when we fight against the corruptions of others, we shall not fight against their persons, but against their sinnes.
- 1The fifth rule of zeal.The fift rule of zeale.
This is the doctrine which our Saviour Christ also taught us, that if we would see well to pull out the more of sin in another man, we should first labour to take away the beam of sins in our selves. Why calleth he it a beam in us, and more in others? because our own corruptions are or ought to be far better known to us, than the corruptions of other men, we should be best acquainted with our own infirmities, and know that there is in us a bottomless pit of corruptions. Which Paul saw when he said, that of all sinners, he was the chiefest: that is, he had the greatest light of his own wants, and was most familiar with his own corruptions.
This is the doctrine which our Sauiour Christ also taught vs, that if we would see well to pull out the more of sinne in another man, we should first labour to take away the beame of sinnes in our selues. Why calleth he it a beame in vs, and more in others? because our owne corruptions are or ought to be farre better knowne to vs, than the corruptions of other men, we should be best acquainted with our owne infirmities, and know that there is in vs a bottomlesse pit of corruptions. Which Paul saw when he said, that of all sinners, he was the cheifest: that is, he had the greatest light of his owne wants, and was most familiar with his owne corruptions.