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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The pureness of the word is mentioned of the Prophet, when after he had lamented the ⟨p. 550⟩miserable elate of the godly, and the great decay of godliness, he crieth out to the Lord, speedily to assist his children, saying. Help Lord (Psal. 12. 4) for there is not a godly man le•• &c. and by and by he addeth verse 6. The words of the Lord are pure words, as the silver tried in a furnace of earth fined seven fold. If we should imagine the purest silver, that is often tried, and serveth in the court for Princes, even so pure must we believe the word of God to be, which not seven times alone, but seventy times seven times hath been tried in the fire of adversity, and still hath remained most pure, and never could any corruption b• found in it We have seen good men as it were confounded, and yet comforted, and being tried are found to be pure.
The purenesse of the word is mentioned of the Prophet, when after he had lamented the ⟨p. 550⟩miserable ellate of the godly, and the great decay of godlinesse, he crieth out to the Lord, speedily to assist his children, saying. Helpe Lord (Psal. 12. 4) for there is not a godly man le•• &c. and by and by he addeth verse 6. The wordes of the Lord are pure words, as the siluer tried in a furnace of earth fined seuen fold. If we should imagine the purest siluer, that is often tried, and serueth in the court for Princes, euen so pure must we beleeue the word of God to be, which not seuen times alone, but seuentie times seuen times hath beene tried in the fire of aduersitie, and still hath remained most pure, and neuer could any corruption b• found in it Wee haue seene good men as it were confounded, and yet comforted, and being tried are found to be pure.