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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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We shall see some very wary in using a ceremony, and peradventure not without cause, because it is not necessary to edification in the Church of God: and although it may be that they think it lawful in respect of the thing, and in respect of themselves; yet because it is not expedient they willingly refuse it, and will not meddle with it: and then if others do not so, but think it lawful to be worn, and therefore use it, here through love the matter being about a thing indifferent, they must learn to bear with them. Others there be who unwilling to use it themselves, judge straight all others as heinous offenders, that use it.
We shall see some very warie in vsing a ceremonie, and peraduenture not without cause, because it is not necessarie to edification in the Church of God: and although it may be that they thinke it lawfull in respect of the thing, and in respect of themselues; yet because it is not expedient they willingly refuse it, and will not meddle with it: and then if others doe not so, but thinke it lawfull to be worne, and therefore vse it, here through loue the matter being about a thing indifferent, they must learne to beare with them. Others there be who vnwilling to vse it themselues, iudge straight all others as heinous offenders, that vse it.
Let us learn this of Abraham, who refused to take so much of the Egyptians himself, as a shoo-latchet; and yet to others that would take, he would not deny the law of arms. He confesseth that he refused for his nephews sake, and therefore gave liberty to others to do as they would. See this good father was more strait to himself, than to others; and gave more liberty to others, than to himself. So Paul seeing that in some places he could not so conveniently live of other mens charges, as at Corinth, and Thessalonica, although at Colossos he received somewhat, where they were more able to bestow on him, refused to take any thing; would he that all men should be tied to his example to do the1 like? surely no, for what one thing doth he labour about more than this, that Ministers ought sufficiently to be provided for? For we see he was strict to himself in many things, yet evermore he left liberty unto others: as we may see