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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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To come lower to our selves, because we must not think, that this affection must be in David and not in us, for so shall we make unprofitable whatsoever is taught: whereas the man of God did fear to offend, even when Princes are against him; we not only cannot sustain so great a trial in the fear of our God, but if the loss of any worldly pelf come to us, we are straight void of all fear, and cannot abide to be taught any good thought; we are unquiet until we have consulted with wizards & witches, not withstanding in awe of1 Gods threatenings against that sin. Deu. 18. 10 Let none be found among you that useth witchcraft. 11. Or that is a charmer, or that counselleth with spirits, or a soothsayer, or that asketh counsel at the dead. 12. For all that do such things are abomination to the Lord, &c. where the Lord counteth no otherwise of these things, then of the up-heap of sin. Again, 1. Chron. 10. 13. it is said, that Saul died for his transgression that he committed against the Lord, even against the word of the Lord, which he kept not, in that he sought and asked counsel of a Familiar spirit, 14. And asked not of the Lord, &c. where we see, that in reckoning Saul his sin, this ⟨p. 579⟩is the la••, and wrappeth up all the rest, in that he asked not counsel of the Lord, but went to a witch. So this was the heap of his sin, this filled the just measure of his iniquities, because when he should have repented of all other sins, he made this the full heap of his sins, and pulled consequently upon him the height of Gods judgements, for he was cut off from the kingdom, and desperately ended his life, Isaiah •8. when the Lord reckoned up the sins of the people, as their infidelity, their obstinacy, he cometh at the last to their sorceries, saying, 19. When such shall say unto you, enquire of them that have a spirit of divination, and at the south sayers, which whisper & murmur: should not a people enquire at their God? from the living to the dead, &c. Therefore the Lord denounceth plagues and punishments on every side to fall upon them.