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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.
And I have done thy Commandments. Even as without faith it is impossible to please God, so is it impossible truly to trust in God his salvation, unless we labour by faith to1 serve him in love, and to please him with good works. Wherefore as the Apostle hath taken up the truth of this rule, so he showeth Heb. 11. how all the Fathers by their faith did travel in good works: By faith (saith he) Abel offered unto God, a greater sacrifice than Cain; by faith was Enoch taken away; by faith Noah prepared the Ark; by faith Abraham obeyed God; through faith Sarah received strength to conceive, &c.
And I haue done thy Commandements. Euen as without faith it is impossible to please God, so is it impossible truly to trust in God his saluation, vnlesse we labour by faith to1 serue him in loue, and to please him with good workes. Wherefore as the Apostle hath taken vp the truth of this rule, so he sheweth Heb. 11. how all the Fathers by their faith did trauell in good workes: By faith (saith he) Abel offered vnto God, a greater sacrifice than Cain; by faith was Enoch taken away; by faith Noah prepared the Arke; by faith Abraham obeyed God; through faith Sarah receiued strength to conceiue, &c.
- 1True faith not without good works.True faith not without good workes.
A contrary argument to that which we have in our times, where our faith and profession is so barren of good works. True it is, that when we will glory before God, all boasting in good works is shut out, in that, if he entereth into judgement with the best of our actions, he shall find them polluted with many imperfections, so that we can by no means stand before him, but in faith: but,