A02178:3764
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.
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, Jam. 2. 20. Wilt thou understand, O thou vain man, that the faith which is without works, is dead? was not Abraham our father justified through works? 1&c. where we must note the divers significations of the word (justify) if we will show these two propositions to be true, and how they may be reconciled, we are justified by faith, we are justified by works. For as God sanctifieth us, when he maketh us partakers of his holiness; and we sanctify him, when we show him to be holy: so God is said to justify us, when we are approved just before God; and we justify God, when we testify that he is just. In like manner faith justifieth us, in that it acquiteth us before God from our sins for Christ his sake, in whom we believe: works justify us, in as much as they witness to us, and to men, that we are justified by faith before God, whereof our sanctification is a pledge.
A contrarie argument to that which we haue in our times, where our faith and profession is so barren of good workes. True it is, that when we will glorie before God, all boasting in good workes is shut out, in that, if he entreth into iudgement with the best of our actions, he shal find them polluted with many imperfections, so that we can by no meanes stand before him, but in faith: but, Iam. 2. 20. Wilt thou vnderstand, O thou vaine man, that the faith which is without workes, is dead? was not Abraham our father iustified through workes? 1&c. where we must note the diuers significations of the word (iustifie) if we will shew these two propositions to be true, and how they may be reconciled, we are iustified by faith, we are iustified by workes. For as God sanctifieth vs, when he maketh vs partakers of his holinesse; and we sanctifie him, when we shew him to be holie: so God is said to iustifie vs, when we are approued iust before God; and we iustifie God, when we testifie that he is iust. In like maner faith iustifieth vs, in that it acquiteth vs before God from our sinnes for Christ his sake, in whom we beleeue: workes iustifie vs, in as much as they witnesse to vs, and to men, that we are iustified by faith before God, whereof our sanctification is a pledge.