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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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So that we mean nothing else, when we say, we are justified by works, than if we should1 say, We declare and make known, that we are justified by these works. For when every good work is of the spirit of God, and the spirit of God is given to none, but to the children of God; when we fail in doing many things, whereunto we are by Gods spirit moved; and in those things which we do, we corrupt those motions, so that our best actions stand in need of faith, to have them purged in Christ his perfect obedience: it is manifest, that our works only give a testimony to our selves, and others, that we are justified.
So that we meane nothing else, when we say, we are iustified by works, than if we should1 say, We declare and make knowne, that we are iustified by these works. For when euery good worke is of the spirit of God, and the spirit of God is giuen to none, but to the children of God; when we faile in doing many things, whereunto we are by Gods spirit moued; and in those things which we doe, we corrupt those motions, so that our best actions stand in neede of faith, to haue them purged in Christ his perfit obedience: it is manifest, that our workes onely giue a testimonie to our selues, and others, that we are iustified.
- 1How we are justified by works.How we are iustified by workes.
If then we have true faith, it must work by love, that as faith doth acquit us from sin before God; so good works may give evidence thereof before men. When then we are ⟨p. 593⟩carried away with dullness in good things, and with deadness in welldoing, we are to try our hearts, if we want, God is not pleased with us, if we have saith without works, we deceive our selves.