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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 must then rest in this, that as in substance there is one righteousness; so God hath left his word, against the which heretics cannot prevail; because as Gods righteousness is pure, everlasting and unchangeable, so his word hath set it down to us; which is as pure, everlasting and unchangeable. This is no small comfort in temptation, whereby we may be stayed: and whereas it may seem to some that in accessions and additions there was not one government both of the Jews and Christians; we must know, that they had one rule of regiment unto Christ, wherewith ou• last addition in substance is all one; so that when Satan and the men of the world will pull us from it, we may say, Thy righteousness is everlasting; and if they ask us how we know it, we answer, Thy word is trueth.
We must then rest in this, that as in substance there is one righteousnes; so God hath left his word, against the which heretikes cannot preuaile; because as Gods righteousnesse is pure, euerlasting and vnchangeable, so his word hath set it downe to vs; which is as pure, euerlasting and vnchangeable. This is no smal comfort in temptation, whereby we may be stayed: and whereas it may seeme to some that in accessions and additions there was not one gouernment both of the Iewes and Christians; we must know, that they had one rule of regiment vnto Christ, wherewith ou• last addition in substance is all one; so that when Sathan and the men of the world will pull vs from it, we may say, Thy righteousnes is euerlasting; and if they aske vs how we know it, we answere, Thy word is trueth.
This is then the thing wherein we differ much from heretics, for though they give as1 great and glorious titles to Gods righteousness as we d•; yet they will not with us acknowledge that Gods word is truth. For as we see many men, that will come, and are driven to subscribe to these general speeches. That the righteousness of the Lord is everlasting, so they will easily be brought to discredit the word, whereunto they will not stand. For the Turk cleaveth to his dreams, the Pope to his traditions, the heretics to their revelations, the heathen to their fantasies, the worldlings to their policies.