A02178:3548
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.
Trueth is the daughter of time, and in time all shall be revealed, whether it be good or ill; and all ill either in this world or in the world to come, shall be remembered, and come to reckoning, unless it be buried in Christ his passion. All good things either in this life with the Saints of God, or in the life to come among the Angels, shall have their praise and commendation.
Trueth is the daughter of time, and in time all shall bee reuealed, whether it be good or ill; and all ill either in this world or in the world to come, shall be remembred, and come to reckoning, vnlesse it bee buried in Christ his passion. All good things either in this life with the Saints of God, or in the life to come among the Angels, shal haue their praise and commendation.
For our trial then this is a true argument, that a man doth not love the word for riches1 sake, because if he were the poorest man in the world, he would love it sh•ll, and whilst he is rich, thinketh the word of God to be his greatest riches. This is an undoubted token that a man doth love the word for liberties sake, because if he were in captivity and imprisoned, he would still love the word, as well as if he were in the greatest liberty. This is a sure sign, •at a man loveth not the word, because thereby he hath credit, when he can be content to suffer discredit for the word▪ and yet love it as dearly, as if he had the credit and countenance o• the whole world. We see it come to pass in all things; the better we mean, the worse we are thought of; yet if we still continue patient, it is a token that we love the word, because it is the word, and we love God, because he is God; we love Christ, because he is Christ. For if we can love the word, though we be in sickness, though we be in poverty, and suffer discredit, we love the word for the word his sake, and not for any thing else whatsoever. If it cometh to us alone, it is welcome; if it come accompanied with other things, it is also welcome: as