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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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3 In admonishing it is good to observe the rule of our Saviour Christ, Matth. 18. before we proceed either to Minister or Magistrate: than so doing all things with love, lenity and prayer, we may not doubt but the Lord will bless his appointed means, and so in faith and meekness offer our selves to him: if it be so that we see no fruit, yet we shall possess our souls in peace, with the conscience of our simple obedience.
3 In admonishing it is good to obserue the rule of our Sauiour Christ, Matth. 18. before wee proceede either to Minister or Magistrate: than so doing all things with loue, lenitie and prayer, wee may not doubt but the Lord will blesse his appointed meanes, and so in faith and meekenes offer our selues to him: if it be so that wee see no fruite, yet wee shall possesse our soules in peace, with the conscience of our simple obedience.
4 A godly man doubting whether (being moved in heart to admonish an unruly party by writing, and fearing that it would not be profitable (he should continue in his purpose ⟨p. 630⟩or no; he was answered: it was a great sin then not to do it, and also a great great judgement of God came on that sin often, which was, that we should forget the good motion: or having the good motion, we should want opportunity to do it: wherefore let us do the thing, and leave the success to God, after we have prayed for it. And if it so come to pass (as often it doth) that though the action be good, our hearts upright in the doing of it, our affection loving, considering the thing right and good, yet our labours and our prayers be unfruitful: let us remember that in all these were secret imperfections and sins, for the which the Lord might hinder the success, which by deferring he doth scour away, that afterwards in fuller measure of his mercy, when we shall be the better prepared by humility to be thankful, he pour out a more rich measure of granting our requests upon us.