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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.
Thy word is truth 1. As there is one sure and never changing righteousness: so I will not clime up to heaven to seek for it there, I will not go down to the low places of the earth to seek it out there, neither will I descend into hell for it, but I will look for it in thy word, according to that, Deut. 30 11. 12. 13. 14. This commandment which I command thee this day, is not hid from thee, neither is it far off: it is not in heaven that thou shouldest say who should go from us to heaven; neither is it beyond the sea &c. And Rom. 10. 6. Say nos in thine heart, who shall ascend into heaven who shall descend into the depth, &c.
Thy word is truth 1. As there is one sure and neuer changing righteousnes: so I will not clime vp to heauen to seeke for it there, I will not goe down to the low places of the earth to seeke it out there, neither will I descend into hell for it, but I will looke for it in thy word, according to that, Deut. 30 11. 12. 13. 14. This commaundement which I commaund thee this day, is not hid from thee, neither is it farre off: it is not in heauen that thou shouldest say who should goe from vs to heauen; neither is it beyond the sea &c. And Rom. 10. 6. Say nos in thine heart, who shall ascend into heauen who shall descend into the depth, &c.
Here then is the difference, between the heretics and Christians: Idolaters will have Gods word, but joined with their traditions; heretics will have the word, but with their revelations: But we say, that it is all perfect, it is a through truth, and all truth, having nothing too much, nor any thing too little. For it were a disgrace to add or detract from it, to ascribe excess or defect to it. So the Prophet his sense is this: Seeing I go not to the right hand or to the left, though I am contemned; yet herein I stay my self, because thou hast one righteousness, which thou hast certainly set down in thy word, how thy children shall be governed by it?