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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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Thus to support diligence, we must use cheerfulness, without the which, diligence languisheth, fainteth, and faileth. Therefore the Prophet saith, Psalm. 95. Come, let us rejoice, let us sing aloud, let us come before his face with praise, let us sing aloud unto •am with Psalms. Neither must women here shake off their duties, as though they were to excuse themselves from coming: for in many places of the scriptures we read of the zeal of women, which overpassed the zeal of many men. Luk 8. We read how certain women came and followed our Saviour Christ, and were healed of their infirmities. Mary is commended for her wisdom, in choosing and discerning the times aright. M••i•, and Mary Magdalen are set down in the Gospel, for coming early to the sepulchre of our Saviour Christ, who first appeared unto them, because they first sought him, Math. 28. we read also, Act. 16. that certain women came to Philippi, to hear Paul and Timothy and that a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, attended to the things which Paul spake, who therefore had her heart opened before other men. Well, in love there is no lack, in cheerfulness 1there is no negligence, in good will there is no want. And surely, if we were more cheerful in these things, we should see such good success, that we should be grieved with our selves in that we used it not before.
Thus to support diligence, wee must vse cheerfulnesse, without the which, diligence languisheth, fainteth, and faileth. Therefore the Prophet saith, Psalm. 95. Come, let vs reioyce, let vs sing aloud, let vs come before his face with praise, let vs sing aloud vnto •am with Psalms. Neither must women heere shake off their duties, as though they were to excuse themselues from comming: for in many places of the scriptures wee reade of the zeale of women, which ouerpassed the zeale of manie men. Luk 8. We reade how certaine women came and followed our Sauiour Christ, and were healed of their infirmities. Mary is commended for her wisedome, in chusing and discerning the times aright. Mi, and Mary Magdalen are set downe in the Gospell, for comming early to the sepulcher of our Sauiour Christ, who first appeared vnto them, because they first sought him,