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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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Vers. 161. Princes have persecuted me without cause: but mine heart stood in awe of thy word.
Vers. 161. Princes haue persecuted me without cause: but mine heart stood in awe of thy word.
AS the man of God not long before showed, that he had many persecutors: so here she showeth they were no mean men, nor of the inferior sort, but mighty Princes; neither Princes of a profane people, but rulers of the chosen of God the Jews; and that he did not suffer for deserts as an ill doer, but innocently ⟨p. 577⟩as one that had •••ther presu[…] transgressed against the Majesty of God, neither disobediently done against th[…].
AS the man of God not long before shewed, that he had many persecutors: so here she sheweth they were no meane men, nor of the inferiour sort, but mightie Princes; neither Princes of a prophane people, but rulers of the chosen of God the Iewes; and that he did not suffer for deserts as an ill doer, but innocently ⟨p. 577⟩as one that had •••ther presu〈…〉 transgre•s•d against the Maiestie of God, neither disobediently done against th〈…〉.
[…] this was no […] temptation, in that Princes (who should have taken is part against his ene, whom he should have received countenance in his cause, being good.) should […] and go against him. For what […] t to have the […] to be our […], who should ee the governou of Gods Church, in that he should be […] to think, that […] the governors of the people wee , or that his […] one of your head; f no one […], […] less your body; i pply […], yet not the soul. You s e l bodies of feathered fowls, without God s permission, fll not into the hands of men, which are so little in value, that two of them are sold for a penny; how then can they have power upon your bodies, without leave of the Lord, seeing ye are far more precious in his sight, and he taketh a further care of your bodies? But if for my glory ye shall lay down your lives, they can revenge themselves but of your bodies, as for your soul they cannot touch it.